CDS/AFCAT/CAPF

EXAM

ADVANCE
MATHEMATICS

FOR ALL STUDENTS

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(CDS ADVANCE MATHS)
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1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

11. EQUATIONS 8 3 6 9 5 11 6 2 6 10 10 3 8 18

12. ALGEBRA 5 5 7 7 9 3 7 10 15 11 11 16 3 19

13. LCM HCF OF ALGEBRIC 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 2

FACTORS
14. SETS 1 2 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 0

15. LOGARITHM 3 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 2 3 0 2 0 1

16. GEOMETRY 21 20 17 14 15 15 14 17 13 10 16 13 10 9

17. MENSURATION 2D 3 2 3 12 12 13 18 9 11 8 6 12 19 9

18. MENSURANTION 3D 3 8 13 7 5 10 5 7 11 13 9 9 6 7

19. TRIGONOMETRY 7 6 8 9 9 3 12 14 13 14 14 13 8 11

20. HEIGHT AND DISTANCE 3 3 2 1 1 1 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 4

21 STATISTICS 4 14 5 6 10 10 6 7 7 8 7 8 4 4
 CONTENTS
(CDS ADVANCE MATHS)

CHAPTER PAGE
11. EQUATIONS……………………..…………………………………………. 1-23

12. ALGEBRA……………………….....………………………………………… 24-46

13. LCM HCF OF ALGEBRIC FACTORS…………………………………… 47-50

14. SETS……………………………..........……………………………………… 51-57

15. LOGARITHM…..…………………………………………………………….. 58-61

16. GEOMETRY..………………………………………………………………… 62-106

17. MENSURATION 2D………………………………………………………… 107-129

18. MENSURATION 3D…………………………………………………........ 130-152

19. TRIGONOMETRY…………………………………………………………… 153-183

20. HEIGHT AND DISTANCE………………………………………………….. 184-191

21. STATISTICS…………………………………………………………………… 192-218

22. MISC…………………………………………………………………………….. 219-219

 11 EQUATIONS

PRACTICE SHEET-1
1. A train started from a station with a certain 7. Let there be three simultaneous linear
number of passengers. At the first halt, equations in two unknowns, which are non-
1/3rd of its passengers got down and 120 parallel and non-collinear them. What can
passengers got in. At the second halt, half of be the number of solutions (if they do exist)?
the passengers got down and 100 persons (a) One or infinite (b) Only one
got in. Then, the train left for its destination (c) Exactly two (d) exactly three
with 240 passengers. How many passengers
were there in the train when it started? 8. If 1 is added to the denominator of a
(a) 540 (b) 480 fraction, it becomes 1/2 and if 1 is added to
(c) 360 (d) 240 the numerator, the fraction becomes 1. What
is the fraction?
2. A person bought a certain number of books (a) 5/9 (b) 2/3
for Rs 80. If he had bought 4 more books for (c) 4/7 (d) 10/11
the same sum, each book would have cost
Rs 1 less. What is the price of each book?
9. If 2  3  9 and 4  9  21 , where x ≠ 0 and
(a) Rs 10 (b) Rs 8 x y xy x y xy
(c) Rs 5 (d) Rs 4
y ≠ 0, then what is the value of x + y?
(a) 2 (b) 3
3. A person bought 5 tickets from a station P to (c) 4 (d) 8
a station Q and 10 tickets from the station P
to a station R. He paid Rs 350. If the sum of 10. The sum of two numbers is 80. If the larger
a ticket from P to Q and a ticket from P to R number exceeds four times the smaller by 5,
is Rs 42, then what is the fare from P to Q? what is the smaller number?
(a) Rs 12 (b) Rs 14
(a) 5 (b) 15
(c) Rs 16 (d) Rs 18 (c) 20 (d) 25
4. Pooja started her job with certain monthly 11. If 2a + 3b = 17 and 2a+2 − 3b+1 = 5, then,
salary and gets a fixed increment every year.
(a) a = 2, b = 3 (b) a = -2, b = 3
If her salary was Rs 4200 after 3 years and `
(c) a = 2, b = –3 (d) a = 3, b = 2
6800 after 8 years of service, then what are
her initial salary and the annual increment,
respectively? 12. If 2 x  3 y  1  x  4 y  8  4 x  7 y  2 then what is
2 3 5
(a) Rs 2640, Rs 320 (b) Rs 2460, Rs 320
(x + y) equal to?
(c) Rs 2460, Rs 520 (d) Rs 2640, Rs 520
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 0 (d) –2
5. A number consists of two digits, whose sum
is 10. If 18 is subtracted from the number,
13. Sum of two numbers is 21 and their
digits of the number are reversed. What is
difference is 11, then the greatest number is
the product?
(a) 5 (b) 16
(a) 15 (b) 18
(c) 9 (d) 10
(c) 24 (d) 32
14. The area of a rectangle remains the same if
6. A railway ticket for a child costs half the full
the length is increased by 7 m and the
fare but the reservation charge is the same
breadth is decreased by 3 m. The area
on half tickets as much as on full ticket. One
remains unaffected if the length is decreased
reserved first class ticket for a journey
by 7 m and the breadth is increased by 5 m ,
between two stations is Rs 362, one full and
then area of rectangle is
one half reserved first class tickets cost Rs
(a) 280 m2 (b) 320 m2
554. What is the reservation charge?
(c) 420 m2 (d) 400 m2
(a) Rs 18 (b) Rs 22
(c) Rs 38 (d) Rs 46

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15. A and B each have a certain number of combined. How many of each item should
mangoes. A says to B: "If you give 30 of your they order?
mangoes, I will have twice as many as left (a) (40, 60, 100) (b) (20, 30, 80)
with you" B replies "If you give me 10, I will (c) (50, 100, 60) (d) (40, 80, 25)
have thrice as many as left with you". How
many mangoes did A has? 22. A student was asked to find 5 of a number.
(a) 41 (b) 62 16
(c) 34 (d) 32 By mistake he found 5 of that number. His
6
16. There are two examination rooms A and B. If answer was 250 more than the correct
10 candidates are sent from room A to room answer. Find the given number.
B the number of students in each room is (1) 300 (2) 480
the same. If 20 candidates are sent from B (3) 450 (4) 500
to A, the number of students in A is double
the number in of students in B. Then,
number of students room B is 23. A tin of oil was 4 full. When 6 bottles of oil
5
(a) 40 (b) 100
was taken out and 4 bottles of oil was
(c) 80 (d) 60
3
poured into it, it was full. How many
17. The numerator of a fraction is 2 less than 4
the denominator. If one is added to its bottles of oil can the tin contain?
denominator, it becomes 1/2, the fraction is (1) 10 (2) 20
(a) 2/3 (b) 3/5 (3) 30 (4) 40
(c) 3/4 (d) 5/7
24. A candidate in an examination was asked to
18. The sum of digits of a two-digit number is 8 5
find of a certain number. By mistake he
and the difference between the number and 14
that formed by reversing the digits is 18.
What is three difference between the digits of found 5 of it. Thus, his answer was 25 more
4
the number?
than the correct answer. The number was:
(a) 1 (b) 2
(1) 28 (2) 56
(c) 3 (d) 4
(3) 84 (4) 140
19. A length of rectangle is 5 cm less than twice
its width. if the length is decreased by 5 cm, 25. A man read 2 th of a book on the first day.
and width is decreased by 2 cm. the 5
perimeter of resulting rectangle will be 18 1
He read rd more on second day than he
cm, Find the length of original rectangle ? 3
(a) 9 (b) 7 read on the first day. 15 pages were left for
(c) 6 (d) 5 the third day. The number of pages in the
book is
20. The present of Sita's father is three times the (1) 100 (2) 105
present age of Sita. After six years sum of (3) 225 (4) 250
their ages will be 72 years. Find the present
age of Sita ?
(a) 12 yrs (b) 15 yrs 26. A girl was asked to multiply a number by 7 ,
8
(c) 16 yrs (d) 10 yrs
7
instead she divided the number by and
21. The Community Relief fund receives a large 8
donation of $ 2800. The foundation agrees to got the result 15 more than the correct
spend the money on $ 20 school bags, $ 25 result. The sum of the digits of the number
sweaters, $ 5 b0oks. They want to buy 200 was:
items and send them to schools in (1) 4 (2) 8
earthquake-hit areas. They must order as (3) 6 (4) 11
many books as school bages and sweaters

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27. A, B, C and D purchase a gift worth Rs 60. A (1) 40 (2) 16
1 1 (3) 20 (4) 100
pays of what others are paying, B pays
2 3
1 29. Thrice the square of a natural number
of what others are paying and C pays of decreased by four times the number is equal
4
to 50 more than the number. The number is:
what others are paying. What is the amount
(1) 4 (2) 5
paid by D?
(3) 10 (4) 6
(1) 16 (2) 13
(3) 14 (4) 15 30. A farmer divides his herd of n cows among
his four sons so that the first son gets one –
28. A number of boys raised 400 for a famine half the herd, the second son gets one –
relief fund, each boy giving as many 25 paise fourth, the third son gets one – fifth and the
coins as there were boys. The number of fourth son gets 7 cows. The value of n is
boys was: (1) 80 (2) 100
(3) 140 (4) 180

ANSWER KEY
1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (c) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (d) 24. (a) 25. (c) 26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (c)

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 PRACTICE SHEET-2
1. A men has some hens and cows. If the 7. In a two digit number if it is known that its
number of heads be 48 and the number of units digit exceeds its tens digit by 2 and
feet equals 140, then the number of hens that the product of the given number and
will be the sum of its digits is equal to 144, then the
(1) 23 (2) 22 number is
(3) 24 (4) 26 (1) 46 (2) 42
(3) 26 (4) 24
2. Slope of the line 2x − y + 4 = 0 is
(1) 2 (2) 1 8. In a test, 1 mark is awarded for each correct
(3) 0 (4) 1/2 answer and one mark is deducted for each
wrong answer. If a boy answers all 20 items
of the test and gets 8 marks, the number of
3. A number consists of two digits. If the questions answered correct by him was
number formed by interchanging the digits (1) 16 (2) 14
is added to the original number, the (3) 12 (4) 8
resulting number (i.e. the sum) must be
divisible by 9. The difference between two positive numbers
(1) 11 (2)9 is 3. If the sum of their squares is 369, then
(3) 5 (4)3 the sum of the numbers is:
(1) 81 (2) 33
4. If 1 is added to the denominator of a fraction (3) 27 (4) 25
it becomes 1 . If 1 is added to the numerator
2 10. A number consists of two digits such that
it becomes 1. The product of numerator and the digit in the ten’s place is less by 2 than
denominator of the fraction is the digit in the unit’s place. Three times the
(1) 6 (2) 10 6
number added to times the number
(3) 12 (4) 14 7
5. A fraction becomes 1 when 1 is subtracted obtained by reversing the digits equals 108.
3 The sum of digits in the number is:
from both the numerator and the (1) 8 (2) 9
1 (3) 6 (4) 7
denominator. The same fraction becomes
2 11. Of the three numbers, the second is twice
when 1 is added to both the numerator and the first and it is also thrice the third. If the
the denominator. The sum of numerator and
average of three numbers is 44, the
denominator of the fraction is
difference of the first number and the third
(1) 10 (2) 18 number is:
(3) 7 (4) 16
(1) 24 (2) 18
(3) 12 (4) 6
6. If 1 is added to both the numerator and the
1
denominator of a fraction, it becomes . If 2 12. A two digit number is five times the sum of
4 its digits. If 9 is added to the number, the
is added to both the numerator and the digits interchange their positions. The sum
denominator of that fraction, it becomes 1 . of digits of the number is:
3 (1) 11 (2) 9
The sum of numerator and denominator of (3) 7 (4) 6
the fraction is:
(1) 8 (2) 13 13. Solution of equation x + y = 5 and 2x + y − 6
(3) 22 (4) 27 =0 is
(1) x = 1 , y = 2 (2) ) x = 1 , y = 4
(c) ) x = 2 , y = 3 (4) ) x = 4 , y = 2

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14. Straight line 2x − 3y − 6 = 0 will cut the line (1) 82 (2) 80
4x + ky = 15 if (3) 68 (4) 60
(1) k = 1 (2) k = 2
(3) k = 3 (4) All of above 22. What is/are the solutions of the set of
homogeneous equations (4x + 2y = 0) and
15. The product of two numbers is 24 times the (6x + 3y = 0) ?
difference of these two numbers. If the sum (a) Only x = 0, y = 0
of these numbers is 14, the larger number is (b) Only x = 0, y = 0 and x = 1, y = 2
(1) 9 (2) 8 (c) An infinite number of solutions
(3) 7 (4) 10 (d) No solution

16. If a and b are negative real numbers and c is 23. The cost of 4 books and 3 pencils is same as
a positive real number, then which of the that of 8 books and 1 pencil. This cost will
following is/are correct? be same as that of which one of the
1. a – b < a – c following?
a b (a) 2 books and 6 pencils
2. If a < b then  (b) 5 books and 5 pencils
c c
(c) 6 books and 2 pencils
1 1 (d) 12 books and 4 pencils
3. 
b c
Select the correct answer using the code 24. If one-third of a two-digit number exceeds its
given below: one-fourth by 8, then what is the sum of the
(1) 1 (2) 2 only digits of the number?
(3) 3 only (4) 2 and 3 (a) 6 (b) 13
(c) 15 (d) 17
17. Equation x + 3y − 6 = 0 will cut the Y axis
(1) 6 unit above the origin 25. What is the sum of two numbers whose
(2) 2 unit above the origin difference is 45 and the quotient of the
(3) 6 unit below the origin greater number by the lesser number is 4?
(4) 2 unit below the origin (a) 100 (b) 90
(c) 80 (d) 75
18. The graph of equation y = 5 is parallel to
(1) Y axis (2) X axis 26. The solution of the equations
(3) Both axis (4) None of these 3x  y  1 2 x  y  2 3x  2 y  1
  is given by
3 5 6
19. Which of the following is not a method to
which one of the following?
solving linear equation of two variables?
(a) x = 2, y = 1
(1) Elimination method (b) x = 1, y = 1
(2) Substitution method
(c) x = –1, y = –1
(3) Cross multiplication method
(d) x = 1, y = 2
(4) Division method
27. What is the solution of the equations x – y =
20. Which of the following is not a linear 0.9 and 11(x + y)–1 = 2?
equation? (a) x = 3.2 and y = 2.3
(1) ax + by + c = 0 (b) x = 1 and y = 0.1
(2) ax + c = 0 (c) x = 2 and y = 1.1
(3) ax + by + cz + d = 0 (d) x = 1.2 and y = 0.3
(4) (ax + b)x + c = 0
28. What is the value of k for which the system
21. In an examination, a student scores 4 marks of equations x + 2y – 3 = 0 and 5x + ky + 7 =
for every correct answer and loses 1 mark 0 has no solution?
for every wrong answer. A student attempted
(a) – 3/14 (b) – 14/3
all the 200 questions and scored in all 200
(c) 1/10 (d) 10
marks. The number of questions, he
answered correctly was

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29. Under what condition do the equations kx – 30. For what value of k , the following equation
y = 2 and 6x – 2y = 3 have a unique will be inconsistent? 2x − ky = 4 and 3x + 2y
solution? =6?
(a) k = 3 (b) k ≠ 3 (a) 4/3 (b) −4/3
(c) k = 0 (d) k ≠ 0 (c) 2/3 (d) 3/2

ANSWER KEY
1. (4) 2. (1) 3. (1) 4. (1) 5. (1) 6. (1) 7. (4) 8. (2) 9. (3) 10. (3)
11. (3) 12. (2) 13. (2) 14. (4) 15. (2) 16. (4) 17. (2) 18. (2) 19. (4) 20. (4)
21. (2) 22. (3) 23. (3) 24. (3) 25. (4) 26. (2) 27. (1) 28. (4) 29. (2) 30. (2)

PRACTICE SHEET-3
1. Every quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0, 7. What is the difference in the roots of the
where a, b, c  R, a ≠ 0 has: equation x2  10x + 9 = 0.
(a) Exactly one real root (a) 2 (b) 3
(b) At least one real root (c) 5 (d) 8
(c) At least two real roots
(d) At most two real roots 8. If  and  are the roots of the equation ax 2 +
bx + b = 0, then what is the value of
2. If ,  are roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 and  + h,   b
 + h are the roots of px2 + qx + r = 0, then   ?
  a
what is h equal to?
(a) 10 (b) 0
1b q 1 b q (c) 1 (d) 2
(a)    (b)   
2a p 2 a p
1b q 1 b q 9. The roots of the equation x2  8x + 16 = 0:
(c)    (d)    (a) Are imaginary
2p a  2 a a 
(b) Are distinct and real
(c) Are equal and real
3. If  and  are the roots the equation ax2 + bx (d) Cannot be determined
+ c = 0, where a ≠ 0, then (a + b) (a + b) is
equal to: 10. If a and b are rational and b is not perfect
(a) ab (b) bc square, then the quadratic equation with
(c) ca (d) abc rational coefficients whose one root is 3a +
4. The roots of the equation 2a2 x2  2abx + b2 b is:
= 0, when a < 0 and b > 0 are: (a) x2  6ax + 9a2  b = 0
(a) Sometimes complex (b) Always irrational (b) 3ax2 + x  b  0
(c) Always complex (d) Always real (c) x2 + 3ax + b  0
(d) b x2 + x  3a = 0
5. The quadratic equation x2 + bx + 4 = 0 will
have real roots, if:
(a) Only b  4 (b) Only b  4 11. What is the sum of the squares of the roots
(c) 4 < b < 4 (d) b   4, b  4 of the equation x2 + 2x  143 = 0?
(a) 170 (b) 180
(c) 190 (d) 290
6. If  and  are the roots of the equation x2 + x
10  10 12. If one of the roots of the equation x 2 + ax  b
+ 2 = 0, then what is 10 10 equal to?
  = 0 is, 1, then what is the value of (ab)?
(a) 4096 (b) 2048 (a) 1 (b) 1
(c) 1024 (d) 512 (c) 2 (d) 2

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13. If  and  are the roots of the equation. x 2  22. If one root of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0,
q(1+x)  r = 0 then what is the value of (1+) a≠0 is reciprocal of the other root, then
(1+)? which one of the following is correct?
(a) 1  r (b) q  r (a) a = c (b) b = c
(c) 1 + r (d) q + r (c) a = c (d) b = 0

14. The solution of the simultaneous linear 23. If sum of squares of the roots of the equation
equations 2x + y = 6 and 3y = 8 + 4x will x2 + kx  b = 0 is 2b, then what is k equal
also be satisfied by which one of the to?
following linear equation? (a) 1 (b) b
(a) x + y = 5 (b) 2x + y = 5 (c) b (d) 0
(c) 2x−3y = 10 (d) 2x + 3y = 6
24. If 3 is the root of the equation x 2  8x + k =
15. If the difference between the roots of ax + 2 0, then what is the value of k?
bx + c = 0 is 1, then which one of the (a) 15 (b) 9
following is correct? (c) 15 (d) 24
(a) b2 = a (a+4c) (b) a2 = b (b+4c)
(c) a2 = c (a+4c) (d) b2 = a (b+4c) 25. What is the condition that one root of the
equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, a ≠ 0 should be
Direction (for next two): The equation double the other?
formed by multiplying each root of ax2 + bx + (a) 2a2 = 9bc (b) 2b2 = 9ac
c = 0 by 2 is x2 + 36x + 24 = 0. (c) 2c2 = 9ab (d) None of these
16. What is the value of b:c?
(a) 3:1 (b) 1:2 26. What is the solution set for the equation x 4 
(c) 1:3 (d) 3:2 26x2 + 25 = 0?
(a) {5, 1, 1, 5} (b) {5, 1}
17. Which one of the following correct? (c) {1,5} (d) {5,0,1,5}
(a) bc = a2 (b) bc = 36a2
(c) bc = 72a2 (d) bc = 108a2 27. If p, q, r are rational numbers, then the
roots of the equation x2  2px + p2  q2 + 2qr
18. The sum of the reciprocals of two alternate  r2 = 0 are:
natural numbers is
7
. What is the sum of (a) Complex (b) Pure imaginary
24 (c) Irrational (d) Rational
the numbers?
(a) 12 (b) 13 28. If x  y  4, then the how many non-zero
(c) 14 (d) 16 positive integer ordered pair (x,y) ?
(a) 4 (b) 5
19. What is the value of y = (c) 6 (d) 8
8 2 82 82 8 29. What is the set of points (x,y) satisfying the
(a) 10 (b) 8 equations x2 + y2 = 4 and x + y = 2 ?
(c) 6 (d) 4 (a) {(2,0),(−2,0),(0,2)}
(b) {(0,−2),(0,2)}
20. If  and  be the roots of the equation (xa) (c) {(2,0),(0,2)}
(xb) = c, c ≠ 0. Then, the roots of the (d) {(2,0),(−2,0),(0,2),(0,−2)}
equation (x) (x) + c = 0 are:
(a) a,c (b) b,c 30. If α and β are the roots of equation 4x 2 + 3x
(c) a, b (d) a+b, a+c + 7 = 0, then what is the value of α−2 + β−2 ?
(a) 47/49 (b) 49/47
21. What is the sum of the roots of the equation (c) −47/49 (d) −49/47
(2 3 )x2  (74 3 ) x + (2+ 3 ) = 0?
(a) 2 3 (b) 2+ 3
(c) 74 3 (d) 4

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 ANSWER KEY
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (a) 17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (c)
21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (c) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (d) 28. (c) 29. (c) 30. (c)

PRACTICE SHEET-4
1. If the product of the roots of x2 – 3kx + 2k2 – (c) 24 (d) 25
1 = 0 is 7 for a fixed k, then what is the
nature of roots? 7. If 3x + 27(3–x) = 12, then what is the value of
(a) Integral and positive x?
(b) Integral and negative (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Irrational (c) 1 or 2 (d) 0 or 1
(d) Rational but not integral
8. What is the magnitude of difference of the
2. Which one of the following is the quadratic roots of x2 – ax + b = 0?
equation whose roots are reciprocal to the
roots of the quadratic equation 2x 2 – 3x – 4 =
(a) a2  4b (b) b2  4a
0? (c) 2 a2  4b (d) b2  4ab
(a) 3x2 – 2x – 4 = 0 (b) 4x2 + 3x – 2 = 0
(c) 3x – 4x – 2 = 0
2 (d) 4x2 – 2x – 3 = 0 9. If a + b = 2m2, b + c = 6m, a + c = 2, where
m is a real number and a ≤ b ≤ c, then which
3. The value of y which will satisfy the one of the following is correct?
equations 2x2 + 6x + 5y + 1 and 2x + y + 3 = (a) 0 ≤ m ≤ 1/2 (b) −1 ≤ m ≤ 0
0 may be found by solving which one of the (c) 1/3 ≤ m 1 d) 1 < m ≤ 2
following equations?
(a) y2 + 14y – 7 = 0 (b) y2 + 8y + 1 = 0 10. Students of a class are made to stand in
(c) y + 10y – 7 = 0
2 (d) y2 – 8y + 7 = 0 rows. If one student is extra in a row, there
would be two rows less. If one student is less
4. If a polynomial equation has rational co- in a row, there would be three rows more.
efficient and has exactly three real roots, Then, what is the number of students in the
then what is the degree of the polynomial? class?
(a) Equal to 3 (a) 65 (b) 55
(b) Greater than or equal to 3 (c) 60 (d) 50
(c) Strictly greater than 3
(d) Less than 3 11. What is the ratio of sum of squares of roots
to the product of the roots of the equation
5. If α and β are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, 7x2 + 12x + 18 = 0?
(a) 6 : 1 (b) 1 : 6
2
then what is the value of  1  1 
 2 2  (c) – 6 : 1 (d) –6 : 7
  

(a) b (b  4ac) (b) b(b  4ac)

2 2 2
12. If the roots of the equation
c4 c2 x( x  1)  (m  1) x are equal, then what is

(c) (b  4ac) (d) (b  4ac)
2 2
( x  1)(m  1) m
c2 c4 the value of m?
(a) 1 (b) 1/2
6. Which one of the following is one of the two (c) 0 (d) – 1/ 2
consecutive positive integers, the sum of
whose squares is 761?
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13. What is the least integral value of k for
which equation x2 – 2(k – 1)x + (2k + 1) = 0 22. If the equation (a2 + b2) x2 – 2 (ac + bd)
has both the roots positive? x + (c2 + d2) = 0 has equal roots, then which
(a) 1 (b) −1/2 one of the following is correct?
(c) 4 (d) 0 (a) ab = cd (b) ad = bc
(c) a2 + c2 = b2 + d2 (d) ac = bd
14. If one of the roots of the equation ax 2 + x – 3
= 0 is −1.5, then what is the value of a? 23. What is the solution of the equation
(a) 4 (b) 3 x x3 3
(c) 2 (d) –2  
x3 x 2
(a) 1 (b) 2
15. r is a non-zero real number such that r75 >
(c) 4 (d) None of these
r . This is possible only when
90

(a) –1 < r < 0 (b) 0 < r < 1

24. What are the roots of the equation 4x – 3.2x +
(c) 1 < r (d) –1 < r < 1 2 + 32 = 0?

(a) 1, 2 (b) 3, 4
16. When the roots of the quadratic equation ax 2
+ bx + c = 0 are negative of reciprocals of (c) 2, 3 (d) 1, 3
each other, then which one of the following
25. If α and β are the roots of the equation x2 – x
is correct?
– 1 = 0, then what is the value of (α4 + β4)?
(a) b = 0 (b) c = 0
(a) 7 (b) 0
(c) a = c (d) a = –c
(c) 2 (d) None of these
17. What are the roots of the equation log10(x2 –
26. If sum as well as product of roots of a
6x + 45) = 2?
quadratic equation is 9, then what is the
(a) 9, –5 (b) –9, 5
equation?
(c) 11, –5 (d) –11, 5
(a) x2 + 9x – 18 = 0 (b) x2 – 18x + 9 = 0
(c) x + 9x + 9 = 0
2 (d) x2 – 9x + 9 = 0
18. The sum of the roots of the equation
1 1 1
  is zero. What is the product 27. If one root of the equation 2x2 + 3x + c = 0 is
xa xb c 0.5, then what is the value of c?
of the roots of the equation? (a) –1 (b) –2
(a  b) ( a  b) (c) –3 (d) –4
(a)  (b)
2 2
28. What is the condition that the equation ax2 +
(a  b 2 )
2
(a  b 2 )
2
bx + c = 0, where a ≠ 0 has both the roots
(c)  (d)
2 2 positive?
(a)a, b and c are of same sign.
19. For what value of k, will the roots of the (b)a and b are of same sign.
equation kx2 – 5x + 6 = 0 be in the ratio of 2 (c)b and c have the same sign opposite to
: 3? that of a.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (d)a and c have the same sign opposite to
(c) –1 (d) 2 that of b.

20. If α and β are the roots of the equation x 2 + 29. The equation (1 + n2)x2 + 2ncx + (c2 – a2) = 0
px + q = 0, then –α–1, –β–1 are the roots of will have equal roots, if
which one of the following equations? (a) c2 = 1 + a2 (b) c2 = 1 – a2
(a) qx2 – px + 1 = 0 (b) q2 + px + 1 = 0 (c) c2 = 1 + n2 + a2 (d) c2 = (1 + n2)a2
(c) x2 + px – q = 0 (d) x2 – px + q = 0
30. The equation whose roots are twice the roots
21. If one root of the equation ax2 + x – 3 = 0 is – of the equation x2 – 2x + 4 = 0 is
1, then what is the other root? (a) x2 – 2x + 4 = 0 (b) x2 – 2x + 16 = 0
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/2 (c) x2 – 4x + 8 = 0 (d) x2 – 4x + 16 = 0
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1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (c)
11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (b) 20. (a)
21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (a) 26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (d) 30. (d)

CDS PYQ
1. X, Y and Z had taken a dinner together. The (a) Only 1 (b) Only II
cost of the meal of Z was 20% more than (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
that of Y and the cost of the meal of X was
5/6 as much as the cost of the meal of Z. If 5. Ten chairs and six tables together cost Rs
Y paid Rs 100, then what was the total 6200, three chairs and two tables together
amount that all the three of them had paid? cost Rs 1900. The cost of 4 chairs and 5
[CDS 2013 (1)] tables is:
(a) Rs 285 [CDS 2013 (1)]
(b) Rs 300 (a) Rs 3000 (b) Rs 3300
(c) Rs 355 (c) Rs 3500 (d) Rs 3800
(d) None of the above
6. The difference in the root of the equation 2x2
2. The system of equations 3x + y – 4 = 0 and –11x + 5 = 0 is
6x + 2y – 8 = 0 has: [CDS 2013 (1)]
[CDS 2013 (1)] (a) 4.5 (b) 4
(a) A unique solution x = 1, y =1 (c) 3.5 (d) 3
(b) A unique solution x = 0, y = 4
(c) No solution 7. If one of the roots of the equation x 2–bx + c =
(d) Infinite solution 0 is the square of the other, then which of
the following option is correct?
3. For what value of k, (x + 5) is a factor of 6x 2 [CDS 2013 (1)]
+ kx + 10? (a) b = 3bc + c + c
3 2 (b) c = 3bc + b2 + b
3

[CDS 2013 (1)] (c) 3bc = c + b + b

3 2 (c) 3bc = c3 + b3 + b2
(a) 5 (b) 32
(c) 36 (d) 40 8. If x + y – 7 = 0 and 3x + y – 13 = 0, then
what is 4x2 + y2 + 4xy equal to?
4. A number consists of two digit whose sum is [CDS 2013 (2)]
10. If the digit of the number are reversed, (a) 75 (b) 85
then the number decreased by 36. Which of (c) 91 (d) 100
the following is/are correct?
I.The number is divisible by a composite 9. A bus starts with some passengers. At the
number first stop, one-fifth of the passengers gets
II.The number is a multiple of a prime down and 40 passengers get in. At the
number second stop, half of the passengers gets
Select the correct answer using the codes down and 30 get in. The number of
given below: passengers now in 70. The number of
[CDS 2013 (1)] passengers with which the bus started was:
[CDS 2013 (2)]

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 (a) 40 (b) 50 (a) 26 (b) 24
(c) 60 (d) 70 (c) 22 (d) 20

10. Consider the following statements in respect 15. Ravi’s brother is 3 years elder to him. His
of the quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + b = 0, father was 28 years of age when his sister
where a  0. was born while his mother was 26 years of
I.The product of roots is equal to the sum of age when he was born. If his sister was 4
the roots years of age when his brother was born, the
II.The roots of the equation are always ages of Ravi’s father and mother,
unequal and real respectively, when his brother was born
Which of the statements given above is/are were:
correct? [CDS 2014 (1)]
[CDS 2013 (2)] (a) 32 years and 23 years
(a) Only I (b) Only II (b) 32 years and 29 years
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II (c) 35 years and 29 years
(d) 35 years and 33 years
11. If  and  are the roots of the equation x – 2

 2  2 16. Two chairs and one table cost Rs 700 and 1

x – 1 = 0, then what is equal chair and 2 tables costs Rs 800. If the cost
 
 2  2     
m tables and m chairs is Rs 30,000, then
to? what is m equal to?
[CDS 2013 (2)] [CDS 2014 (1)]
2 3 (a) 60 (b) 55
(a) (b)
5 5 (c) 50 (d) 45
4
(c) (d) 4 17. In solving a problem, one student makes a
5
mistake in the coefficient of the first degree
12. Which one is one of the factors of: term and obtain–9 and –1 for the roots.
Another student makes a mistake in the
1  1
x2+ 2  8  x    14 ? constant term of the equation and obtains 8
x  x
and 2 for the roots. The correct equation
[CDS 2013 (2)] was:
1
(a) x+  1
1
(b) x +  3 [CDS 2014 (1)]
x x (a) x2 + 10x + 9 = 0 (b) x2–10x+16 = 0
1 1 (c) x2–10x + 9 = 0 (d) None of these
(c) x+  6 (d) x+  7
x x
18. If m and n are the roots of the equation ax2 +
13. A positive number, when increased by 10 bx + c = 0, then the equation whose roots
equals 200 times its reciprocal. What is
are

m2  1 
and

n2 1 
is:
number?
m n
[CDS 2014 (1)]
[CDS 2014 (1)]
(a) 100 (b) 10
(a) acx2 + (ab + bc) x + b2 + (a–c)2 = 0
(c) 20 (d) 200
(b) acx2 + (ab – bc) x + b2 + (a–c)2 = 0
(c) acx2 – (ab – bc) x + b2 –(a–c)2 = 0
14. The sum of two positive numbers x and y is
(d) acx2 – (ab + bc) x + b2 –(a–c)2 = 0
2.5 times their difference. If the product of
numbers is 84, then what is the sum of
19. The value of x2 – 4x + 11 can never be less
those two numbers?
than:
[CDS 2014 (1)]
[CDS 2014 (1)]

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 (a) 7 (b) 8 (a) (d–b)/(c–a) (b) (d–b)/(a–c)
(c) 11 (d) 22 (c) (d+b)/(c+a) (d) (d–b)/(c+a)

20. If the roots of the equation 26. If the equation x2 + 2(1+k) x+k2 = 0 has
(a – bc) x + 2 (b – ac) x + (c – ab) = 0 are
2 2 2 2 equal roots, then what is the value of k?
equal, where a, b, c  0, then which one of [CDS 2014 (2)]
the following is correct? (a) 1/2 (b) –1/2
[CDS 2014 (1)] (c) 1 (d) –1
(a) a+b+c=abc (b) a +b +c =0
2 2 2

(c) a3+b3+c3=0 (d) a3+b3+c3=abc 27. Consider the following statements:

1.The equation 1990x – 173y = 11 has no
21. If the roots of the equation Ax + Bx + C = 0
2 solution in integers for x and y.
are –1 and 1, then which one of the following 2.The equation 3x –12y = 7 has no solution
is correct? in integers for x and y.
[CDS 2014 (1)] Which of the above statements is/are
(a) A and C are both zero correct?
(b) A and B are both positive [CDS 2015 (1)]
(c) A and C are both negative (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(d) A and C are of opposite sign (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

22. If m and n (m > n) are the roots of the 28. For which value of k does the pair of
equation 7(x + 2a)2 + 3a2 = 5a (7x + 23a), equations x2 – y2 = 0 and (x – k)2 + y2 = 1
where a > 0, then what is 3m–n equal to? yield a unique positive solution of x?
[CDS 2014 (2)] [CDS 2015 (1)]
(a) 12a (b) 14a (a) 2 (b) 0
(c) 15a (d) 18a (c) 2 (d) – 2

23. If one the roots of the equation px 2 + qx + r = 29. The sign of the quadratic polynomial ax 2 +
0 is three times the other, then which one of bx + c is always positive if:
the following relations is correct? [CDS 2015 (1)]
(a) a is positive and b 2–4ac  0
[CDS 2014 (2)]
(a) 3q2 = 16 pr (b) a2 = 24 pr (b) a is positive and b2–4ac  0
(c) p = q + r (d) p + q + r = 1 (c) a can be any real number and b2–4ac  0
(d) a can be any real number and b2–4ac  0
24. If m and n are the roots of the equation x 2 + 30. If k = x – y + 2z where –2 ≤ x ≤ 1, –1≤ y ≤ 2
ax + b = 0 and m2, n2 are the roots of the and 3 ≤ z ≤ 6, then which one of the
equation x2 – cx + d = 0, then which of the following is correct?
following is/are correct? [CDS 2015 (2)]
1. 2b – a = c
2 (a) 0 ≤ k ≤ 9 (b) 5 ≤ k ≤ 11
2. b2 = d (c) 2 ≤ k ≤ 14 (d) 2 ≤ k ≤ 11
Select the correct answer using the codes
31. The number of pairs (x, y) where x, y are
given below: integers satisfying the equation 21x+48y=5 is:
[CDS 2014 (2)] [CDS 2015 (2)]
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (a) Zero (b) One
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Two (d) Infinity

25. If (x+k) is the common factor of x 2 + ax + b 32. Let x and y be positive integers such that x
is prime and y is composite. Which of the
and x2 + cx + d of and then what is k equal following statements are correct?
to? 1. (y–x) can be an even integer
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 2. xy can be an even integer (a) 10 (b) 6
3. 0.5 (x+ y) can be an even integer (c) 5 (d) 3
Select the correct answer using the code
given below: 39. There are three brothers. The sums of ages
[CDS 2015 (2)] of two of them at a time are 4 years, 6 years
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only and 8 years. The age difference between the
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 eldest and the youngest is:
[CDS 2016 (1)]
33. If the roots of the quadratic equations x 2 – 4 (a) 3years (b) 4years
– log10 N = 0 are all real, then the minimum (c) 5 years (d) 6 years
value of N is:
[CDS 2015 (2)] 40.
5x 2y=10
1 1
(a) (b) 4
100 1000
3
1
(c) (d) 10000

..
2 2x 6y=21
10000
1
34. The difference of maximum values of the 0 1 2
3 4
expressions (6 + 5x – x2) and (y – 6 – y2) for The linear in equations, for which the
any real values of x and y is: shaded area in the figure given above is the
[CDS 2015 (2)] solution set, are:
(a) 16 (b) 17 [CDS 2016 (1)]
(c) 18 (d) 19 (a) 2x+6y ≤ 21, 5x – 2y ≤ 10
(b) 2x+6y ≤ 21, 5x – 2y  10
(c) 2x+6y  21, 5x – 2y ≤ 10
35. What is 4  4  4  4  ............... equal to? (d) 2x+6y  21, 5x – 2y  10
[CDS 2015 (2)]
13  1 41. If a and b are negative real numbers and c is
(a) 3 (b) a positive real number, then which of the
2
following is/are correct?
13  1 1. a – b < a – c
(c) (d) 0
2 a b
2. If a < b then 
4 c c
36. A tin of oil was 5 full. When 6 bottles of oil 1 1
were taken out from this tin and 4 bottles of 3. 
3 b c
oil were poured into it, it was 4 full. Oil of Select the correct answer using the code
how many bottles can the tin contain? (All given below:
bottles are of equal volume) [CDS 2016 (1)]
[CDS 2015 (2)] (a) 1 (b) 2 only
(a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 3 only (d) 2 and 3
(c) 45 (d) 50
42. If the roots of the equation lx2 + mx + m = 0
37. If the equations x2
– px + q = 0 and + qx – x2
are in the ratio p : q, then:
p = 0 have a common root, then which one p q m
of the following is correct?   is equal to:
q p l
[CDS 2016 (1)]
[CDS 2016 (1)]
(a) p–q=0 (b) p+q–2=0 (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) p+q–1=0 (d) p–q–1=0 (c) 2 (d) 3

38. The value of k, for which the system of

equation 3x – ky – 20 = 0 and 6x –10y + 40 = 43. If 3x 2  7x  30  2x 2  7x  5  x  5 has 
0 has no solution, is: and  as its roots, then the value of  is:
[CDS 2016 (1)] [CDS 2016 (1)]

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 (a) –15 (b) –5 [CDS 2016 (1)]
(c) 0 (d) 5 (a) Q and R only (b) P and R only
(c) P and Q only (d) P, Q and R
44. Let p and q be non-zero integers. Consider
the polynomial A(x) = x2 + px + q. 51. If  it is an integer and   are the roots of
It is given that (x – m) and (x –km) are linear

factors of A (x), where m is a non-zero 4x2 – 16x +  0 such that 1 <  < 2 and 2
integer and k is a positive integer, k  2. 4
Which one of the following is correct? <  < 3, then how many values can  take?
[CDS 2016 (1)] [CDS 2016 (2)]
(a) (k +1) p = kg
2 2 (b) (k +1) q = kp
2 2 (a) 3 (b) 9
(c) k2 q =(k +1) p2 (d) k2p2 =(k +1)2q (c) 14 (d) 15

45. If the linear factors of ax2 – (a2 + 1) x + a are 52. If  and  are the two zeros of the polynomial
p and q them p + q is equal to: 25x2 –15x + 2, then what is a quadratic
[CDS 2016 (1)] polynomial whose zeros are (2)–1 and (2)–1?
(a) (x – 1) (a + 1) (b) (x + 1) (a + 1) [CDS 2016 (2)]
(c) (x – 1) (a – 1) (d) (x + 1) (a – 1) (a) x2 + 30x + 2 (b) 8x2 – 30x + 25
(c) 8x2 – 30x (d) x2 + 30x
46. If the sum of the roots of ax 2 + bx + c = 0 is
equal to the sum of the squares of their 53. If p and q are the roots of x + px + q = 0,
2

reciprocals, then which one of the following then which of the following is correct?
relations is correct? [CDS 2016 (2)]
[CDS 2016 (1)] (a) p=0 or 1 (b) p = 1 only
(a) ab + bc = 2a c
2 2 2 (b) ac + bc = 2b a
2 2 2 (c) p = – 2 or 0 (d) p = – 2 only
(c) ab + bc = a c
2 2 2 (d) a + b + c =1
2 2 2
54. The pair of linear equations kx + 3y + 1 = 0
47. Under what condition on p and q, one of the and 2x + y + 3 = 0 intersect each other, if:
roots of the equation x + px + q = 0 is the
2 [CDS 2017 (1)]
square of the other? (a) k=6 (b) k6
[CDS 2016 (1)] (c) k=0 (d) k0
(a) 1 + q + q = 3pq
2 (b) 1 + q + p = 3pq
2

(c) p3 + q + q2 = 3pq (d) q3 + p + p2 = 3pq 55. The system of equations 2x + 4y = 6 and 4x

+ 8y = 8 is:
48. The solution of the in-equation: [CDS 2017 (1)]
1 1 (a) Consistent with a unique solution
1+  2  0 is (given that x  0) (b) Consistent with infinitely many solution
x x
(c) Inconsistent
[CDS 2016 (1)]
(d) None of the above
(a) x > 0
(b) x < 0
56. If  and  are the roots of the quadratic
1  5 1  5 equation 2x2 + 6x + k = 0, where k < 0, then
(c) x
2 2  
what is the maximum value of    ?
1  5 1  5  
(d) x  or x 
2 2 [CDS 2017 (1)]
(a) 2 (b) –2
49. If 4x2y = 128 and 33  32y –9xy = 0, then the (c) 9 (d) –9
value of x + y can be equal to:
[CDS 2016 (1)] 57. If one root of (a2–5a+3) x2 + (3a–1) x + 2 = 0
(a) 7 (b) 5 is twice the other, then what is the value of
(c) 3 (d) 1 ‘a’?
[CDS 2017 (1)]
2 2
50. Which of the points P(5,–1), Q(3,–2) and R(1, (a) (b) –
3 3
1) lie in the solution of the system of in-
equations x + y ≤ 4 and x–y  2 ?

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 1 1 65. What is the positive value of m for which the
(c) (d) – roots of the equation 12x2 + mx + 5 = 0 are
3 3
in the ratio 3:2?
[CDS 2017 (2)]
58. (x+4) is a factor of which one of the following
expressions? 5 10
(a) 5 10 (b)
[CDS 2017 (1)] 12
(a) x2 – 7x + 44 (b) x2 – 7x – 44 5 12
(c) (d)
(c) x – 7x – 44
2 (d) x + 7x + 44
2 12 5

59. If  and  are the roots of the equation x2 + 66. If the roots of the equation a (b–c) x + b (c–
2

px + q = 0, then what is 2 + 2 equal to? a) x + c(a – b) = 0 are equal, then which one
[CDS 2017 (1)] of the following is correct?
(a) p2–2q (b) a2–2p [CDS 2017 (2)]
(c) p + 2q
2 (d) q –q
2 (a) 2b = a + c (b) b 2 = ac

2 1 1 1 1 1
(c)   (d)  
60. Aman and Alok attempted to solve a b a c b a c
quadratic equation. Aman made a mistake
in writing down the constant term and  2 7
ended up in roots (4,3). Alok made a mistake 67. If k is an integer, then x2 + 7x – 14  k  
in writing down the coefficient of x to get  8
roots (3,2). The correct roots of the equation =0 has:
are: [CDS 2017 (2)]
[CDS 2017 (1)] (a) Both integral roots
(a) –4, –3 (b) 6, 1 (b) At least one integral root
(c) 4, 3 (d) –1,–1 (c) No integral root
(d) Both positive integral roots
61. What number must be subtracted from both
the numerator and the denominator of the 68. What is the value of  (  0) for which x2–5x
27 2 + , and x2 – 7x + 2 have a common factor?
fraction so that it becomes ? [CDS 2017 (2)]
35 3
(a) 6 (b) 4
[CDS 2017 (1)]
(c) 3 (d) 2
(a) 6 (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 11
69. The value of 1  1  1  .......... :
62. The value of x which satisfy the equation
[CDS 2017 (2)]
51+x + 51–x = 26 are:
(a) Equals to 1
[CDS 2017 (1)]
(b) Lies between 0 and 1
(a) –1, 1 (b) 0, 1
(c) Lies between 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 (d) –1, 0
(d) Is greater than 2
63. Sunil wants to spend Rs200 on two types of
70. If 65x – 33y = 97 and 33x – 65y = 1, then
sweets, costing Rs 7 and Rs 10 respectively.
What is the maximum number of sweet he what is xy equal to?
can get so that no money is left over? [CDS 2018 (1)]
[CDS 2017 (1)] (a) 2 (b) 3
(c) –2 (d) –3
(a) 25 (b) 26
(c) 27 (d) 28
71. If the roots of the equation px 2 + x + r = 0
are reciprocal to each other, then which one
64. What is the value of u in the system of
of the following is correct?
equations 3(2u + v) = 7uv, 3 (u + 3v) =11uv?
[CDS 2018 (1)]
[CDS 2017 (2)]
(a) p=2r (b) p=r
1
(a) 0 (b) (c) 2p=r (d) p=4r
4
1
(c) (d) 1
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72. If  and  are the roots of the equation ax 2 + a b
bx + c = 0, then what is the value of (a) (b)
bc ac
expression (+1) (+1)?
c 1
[CDS 2018 (1)] (c) (d)
ab abc
abc bca
(a) (b)
a a 79. The minimum value of the expression 2x2 +
abc a bc 5x + 5 is:
(c) (d)
a a [CDS 2018 (2)]
(a) 5 (b) 15/8
73. A quadratic polynomial ax2 + bx + c is such (c) –15/8 (d) 0
that when it is divided by x, (x–1) and (x + 1),
the remainders are 3, 6 and 4 respectively. 80. According to Mr. Sharma’s will, half of his
What is the value of (a + b)? property goes to his wife and the rest is
[CDS 2018 (1)] equally divided between his two sons, Ravi
(a) 3 (b) 2 and Raj. Some years later, Ravi dies and
(c) 1 (d) –1 leaves half of his property to his widow and
rest to his brother Raj. When Raj dies he
1 leaves half of his property to his widow and
74. of the students who registered did not remaining to his mother, who is still alive.
25
The mother now owns Rs 88,000 worth of
11 the property. The total worth of the property
appear for the examination, of those who
20 of Mr. Sharma was :
appeared passed. If the number of registered [CDS 2018 (2)]
students is 2000, the number who passed (a) Rs 1,00,000 (b) Rs 1,24,000
is: (c) Rs 1,28,000 (d) Rs 1,32,000
[CDS 2018 (1)]
(a) 1920 (b) 1056 81. X bought 4 bottles of lemon juice and Y
(c) 1020 (d) 864 bought one bottle of orange juice. Orange
juice per bottle costs twice the cost of lemon
75. The age of a woman is a two-digit integer. juice per bottle. Z bought nothing but
On reversing this integer, the new integer is contributed Rs 50 for his share of the drink
the age of her husband who is elder to her. which they mixed together and shared the
The difference between their ages is one- cost equally. If Z’s Rs 50 is covered from his
eleventh of their sum. What is the difference share, then what is the cost of one bottle of
between their ages? orange juice?
[CDS 2018 (1)] [CDS 2018 (2)]
(a) 8 yrs (b) 9 yrs (a) Rs 75 (b) Rs 50
(c) 10 yrs (d) 11 yrs (c) Rs 46 (d) Rs 30

76. If x2 – 6x – 27 > 0, then which one of the 82. The solution of linear inequalities x + y  5
following is correct? and x – y ≤ 3 lies:
[CDS 2018 (2)] [CDS 2018 (2)]
(a) –3 < x < 9 (b) x < 9 or x > – 3 (a) Only in the first quadrant
(c) x > 9 or x < – 3 (d) x < – 3 (b) In the first and second quadrants
(c) In the second and third quadrants
77. If the sum of the square of three consecutive (d) In the third and fourth quadrants
natural numbers is 110, then the sum of
their cubes is: 83. It is given that the equations x 2–y2 = 0 and
[CDS 2018 (2)] (x–a)2 + y2 = 1 have single positive solution.
(a) 625 (b) 654 For this, the value of ‘a’ is:
(c) 684 (d) 725 [CDS 2018 (2)]
(a) 2 (b) 2
78. If  and  are the roots of the equation ax 2 +
1 1 (c) – 2 (d) 1
bx + c = 0, then the value of  is:
a  b a  b
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84. Which of the following pair of numbers is the 91. What is (x – a) (x – b) (x – c) equal to?
solution of the equation 3x+2 + 3-x = 10? [CDS 2019 (2)]
[CDS 2019 (1)] (a) x3 – (a + b + c) x2 + (bc + ca + ab) x – abc
(a) 0, 2 (b) 0, –2 (b) x3 – (a + b + c) x2 + (bc + ca + ab) x + abc
(c) 1,–1 (d) 1, 2 (c) x3 – (bc + ca + ab) x2 + (a + b + c) x – abc
(d) x3 + (bc + ca + ab) x2 - (a + b + c) x – abc
85. The inequality 3N > N3 holds when:
[CDS 2019 (1)] 92. A person carries Rs500 and wants to buy
(a) N is any natural number apples and oranges out of it. If the cost of
(b) N is a natural number greater than 2 one apple is Rs5 and the cost of one orange
(c) N is a natural number greater than 3 is Rs7, then what is the number of ways in
(d) N is a natural number except 3 which a person can buy both apples and
oranges using total amount?
86. A man who recently died left a sum of Rs [CDS 2019 (2)]
3,90,000 to be divided among his wife, five (a) 10 (b) 14
sons and four daughters. He directed that (c) 15 (d) 17
each son should receive 3 times as much as
each daughter receives and that each 93. A real number x is such that (x – x2) is
daughter should receive twice as much as maximum. What is x equal to?
their mother receives. What was the wife’s [CDS 2019 (2)]
share? (a) –1.5 (b) –0.5
[CDS 2019 (1)] (c) 0.5 (d) 1.5
(a) Rs 14,000 (b) Rs 12,000
(c) Rs 10,000 (d) Rs 9,000 94. The sum of the squares of four consecutive
natural numbers is 294. What is the sum of
87. If p and q are the roots of the equation x 2– the numbers?
15x + r = 0 and p – q = 1, then what is the [CDS 2019 (2)]
value of r? (a) 38 (b) 34
[CDS 2019 (1)] (c) 30 (d) 26
(a) 55 (b) 56
(c) 60 (d) 64 95. The equation x2 + px + q = 0 has roots
equal to p and q where q  0. What are the
88. For the in-equality x2–7x + 12 > 0, which values of p and q respectively?
one of the following is correct? [CDS 2019 (2)]
[CDS 2019 (1)] (a) 1, –2 (b) 1, 2
(a) 3 < x < 4 (c) –1, 2 (d) –1, –2
(b) – < x < 3 only
(c) 4 < x <  only 96. If (b–6) is one root of the quadratic equation
(d)– < x < 3 or 4 < x <  x2 – 6x + b = 0, where b is an integer, then
what is the maximum value of b2?
89. If the sum of a real number and its [CDS 2019 (2)]
26
reciprocal is 5 , then how many such (a) 36 (b) 49
(c) 64 (d) 81
numbers are possible?
[CDS 2019 (2)]
97. What is the
maximum value of the
(a) None (b) one
(c) Two (d) Four 1
expression 2 ?
x  5x  10
90. If the equations x2 + 5x + 6 = 0 and x2 + kx [CDS 2019 (2)]
+ 1 = 0 have a common root, then what is 15 15
(a) (b)
the value of k? 4 2
[CDS 2019 (2)] 4
5 10 5 10 (c) 1 (d)
(a)  or  (b) or 15
2 3 2 3
5 10 5 10 98. Two numbers p and q are such that the
(c) or  (d)  or
2 3 2 3 quadratic equation px2 + 3x + 2q = 0 has –6

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 as the sum and the product of the roots. (a) 4, 12 (b) 4, 8
What is the value of (p–q)? (c) 0, 12 (d) 0, 8
[CDS 2019 (2)]
(a) –1 (b) 1 106. If the sum as well as the product of the
(c) 2 (d) 3 roots of the equation px2 – 6x + q = 0 is 6,
then what is (p +q) equal to?
99. If  and  are the roots of the quadratic [CDS 2021 (1)]
equation x2 + kx –15 = 0 such that  –  = (a) 8 (b) 7
8, then what is the positive value of k? (c) 6 (d) 5
[CDS 2020 (1)]
(a) 2 (b) 3 107. Which one of the following fractions will
(c) 4 (d) 5 have minimum change in its value if 3 is
added to both the numerator and the
100. Students of a class are made to sit in rows denominator of all the fractions?
of equal number of chairs. If number of [CDS 2021 (1)]
students in increased by 2 in each row, 2 3
then the number of rows decreases by 3. If (a) (b)
3 4
number of students in increased by 4 in
4 5
each row, then the number of rows (c) (d)
decreases by 5. What is the number of 5 6
students in the class?
[CDS 2020 (1)] 108. The sum of the reciprocals of two alternate
(a) 100 (b) 105 natural numbers is
7
. What is the sum of
(c) 110 (d) 120 24
the numbers?
101. How many integral values of x and y satisfy [CDS 2021 (1)]
the equation 5x + 9y = 7, where –500 < x < (a) 12 (b) 13
500 and –500 < y < 500? (c) 14 (d) 16
[CDS 2020 (1)]
(a) 110 (b) 111 109. Which one of the following equations does
(c) 112 (d) None not have real roots?
[CDS 2021 (2)]
102. If x2 + 9y2 = 6xy, then what is y : x equal to? (a) 2x2 + 16x + 3 = 0 (b) 2x2 + 10x –1 = 0
[CDS 2020 (1)] (c) x2 – 8x + 1 = 0 (d) 4x2 + 9x + 6 = 0
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 1 : 2
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 3 : 1 110. The sum and the product of the roots of a
quadratic equation are 7 and 12
103. The number of different solutions of the respectively. If the bigger root is halved and
equations x + y + z = 12, where each of x , y the smaller root is doubled, then what is
and z is a positive integer, is: the resulting quadratic equation?
[CDS 2020 (2)] [CDS 2021 (2)]
(a) 53 (b) 54 (a) x2 – 6x + 12 = 0 (b) x2 – 8x + 12 = 0
(c) 55 (d) 56 (c) x2 + 8x + 12 = 0 (d) x2 –10x +12 = 0

104. A 60 page book has n lines per page. If the 111. For which values of k, does the equation x 2
number of lines were reduced by 3 in each – kx + 2 = 0 have real and distinct
page, the number of pages would have to be solutions?
increased by 10 to give the same writing [CDS 2021 (2)]
space. What is the value of n? (a) –2 2 < k < 2 2 (b) k <–2 2 only
[CDS 2020 (2)] (c) k > 2 2 only (d) k < –2 2 or k > 2 2
(a) 18 (b) 21
(c) 24 (d) 30 112. 5 pencils, 6 notebooks and 7 erasers Cost
Rs250; whereas 6 pencils, 4 notebooks and
105. If the equation 4x2 – 2kx + 3k = 0 has equal 2 erasers cost Rs180. What is the cost of 2
roots, then what are the values of k? notebooks and 4 erasers?
[CDS 2021 (1)] [CDS 2021 (2)]

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 (a) Rs 90 (b) Rs 75 Is 3x + 2y positive
(c) Rs 60 (d) Rs 40 Statement-I: x3 = – 29.8
Statement-II: y3 = 3x
113. If p and q (p > q) are the roots of the Which one of the following is correct in
equation x2 – 60x + 899 = 0, then which respect of the question and the statements?
one of the following is correct? [CDS-2022-1]
[CDS 2021 (2)] (a)Statement-I alone is sufficient to answer
(a) p – q – 1 = 0 (b) p – 2q + 27 = 0 the question
(c) 2p – q – 30 = 0 (d) 3p – 2q – 43 = 0 (b)Statement-II alone sufficient to answer
the question
114. If one of the roots of the equation ax2 – 4ax (c)Both Statements-I & II are together
3
+ 15 = 0 is 2, then what is the sum of the sufficient to answer the question.
(d)Both Statement-I & II are not sufficient
squares of the roots?
[CDS 2021 (2)] to answer the question.
15 17
(a) (b) 120. Consider a question and two statements:
2 2
19 21 Question:
(c) (d) Does the equation ax2 + bx + c2 = 0
2 2
Have real roots of opposite sign
115. The present age of a father is equal to sum Statement-I: The discriminates D > 0
of the ages of his 4 children. After ten years Statement-II: c/a > 0
the sum of the ages of the children will be Which one of the following is correct in
1.6 times the age of their father. What is respect of the question and the statements?
the present age of father? [CDS-2022-1]
[CDS 2021 (2)] (a)Statement-I alone is sufficient to answer
(a) 36 years (b) 40 years the question
(c) 42 years (d) 45 years (b)Statement-II alone sufficient to answer
the question
116. The sum of numerator and denominator of (c)Both Statements-I & II are together
a fraction is 10. If the numerator is sufficient to answer the question.
increased by 3 and denominator is (d)Both Statement-I & II are not sufficient
decreased by 1, the fraction becomes 1. to answer the question.
What is the difference between numerator
and denominator of the fraction? 121. How many quadratic equations have the
[CDS 2021 (2)] sum of their roots equal to the product of
(a) 2 (b) 3 their roots?
(c) 4 (d) 5 [CDS-2022-1]
(a) Zero (b) One
117. If the system of equation 7x + ky = 27 and (c) Two (d) Infinitely many
kx + 7y = 19 have unique solution, then
which one of the following is correct? 122. If  and  are the roots of the quadratic
[CDS 2021 (2)] equation x2 + x +  = 0, where   0, then
(a) k7 (b) k13 what is the value of  – ?
(c) k=7 (d) k=13 [CDS-2022-1]
(a) 4 (b) 3
118. A person agrees to work for 30 days, on a (c) –1 (d) –3
condition for every day’s work he should
receive Rs500, and that for every day’s 123. If the sum of the roots of the equation x 2 –
absence from work he should forfeit Rs100. k2x + 30kx – 161x – 64 = 0 is zero, then
At the end of the time he received Rs what is the difference of the roots?
11,400. How many days did he work? [CDS-2022-1]
[CDS 2021 (2)] (a) 15 (b) 16
(a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 17 (d) 18
(c) 24 (d) 25
124. A piece of cloth costs `10,000. If a 2 m
119. Consider a question and two statements: longer piece of the same cloth is purchased
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 less per meter. What is the original length 1.the coefficient of x2 is 0
of the piece of cloth? 2.The coefficient of x is (a – b) (b – c) (c – a)
[CDS-2022-1] Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 8m (b) 10m correct?
(c) 12m (d) 16m [CDS – 2023 (1)]
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
125. What is the condition that the roots of the (c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
equation ax2+bx+c=0 are in the ratio c : 1?
[CDS-2022-1] 133. For what values of m, is mx2 + mx + 8x + 9
(a) b = a(c + 1)
2 2
(b) a = bc (c + 1)
2 2 a perfect square?
(c) b = a(c – 1)
2 2 (d) ab = (c + 1)
2 2 [CDS – 2023 (1)]
(a) 1, 4 (b) 4, 9
126. Two sides of a triangle forming a right angle (c) 9, 16 (d) 4, 16
are 6x2 and (2x2 –1). If the area of the
triangle is 84 square units, then what is the 134. If  and  are the roots of the equation x 2 –
perimeter of the triangle? 7x + 1 = 0, then what is the value of 4 + 4
[CDS-2022-1] ?
(a) 51 units (b) 53 units [CDS – 2023 (1)]
(c) 56 units (d) 59 units (a) 2207 (b) 2247
(c) 2317 (d) 2337
127. If squaring a positive real number x is same
as adding 12, then what is x equal to? 135. The age of Q exceeds the age of P by 3
[CDS-2022-1] years. The age of R is twice the age of S.
(a) 2 (b) 3 Further, the age difference of R sna S is 30
(c) 4 (d) 5 years. What is the sum of the ages of P and
Q?
128. How many minutes are there in x weeks [CDS – 2023 (1)]
and x days? (a) 35 years (b) 38 years
[CDS-2022-1] (c) 39 years (d) 45 years
(a) 11520x (b) 5760x
(c) 480x (d) 192x 136. If a, b, c are non-zero real numbers such
that a + b + c = 0, then what are the roots
129. What are the values of k for which the of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0?
polynomial (k –3) x2 – kx – 1 has no real [CDS – 2023 (1)]
linear factors? (a) 2, 1 + (c/a) (b) 1, a/c
[CDS 2022 (II)] (c) 1, c/a (d) 2, (c/a)–1
(a) k < – 6 (b) –6 < k < 2
(c) 2 < k < 6 (d) k > 6 137. If the roots of the equation x 2 – bx + c = 5
differ by 5, then which one of the following
130. The value of a 2-digit number is 5 times the is correct?
sum of the digits. What is the product of [CDS – 2023 (1)]
the digits? (a) b2 = 4c + 5 (b) c2 = 4b – 5
[CDS 2022 (II)] (c) b2 + c2 = 5 (d) b2 – c2 = 5
(a) 15 (b) 18
(c) 20 (d) 27 138. The sum of digits of a 2-digit number is 12.
When the digits are reversed, the number
131. If the sum of the squares of the roots of the becomes greater by eighteen. What is the
equation x2 – 14x + k = 0 is 100, then what difference between the digits in the
is the value of k? number?
[CDS 2022 (II)] [CDS – 2023 (1)]
(a) 42 (b) 48 (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 52 (d) 56` (c) 3 (d) 4

132. Consider the following statements in 139. Question: What are the unique values of a,
respect of the polynomial a(b – c) (x – b) (x – b and c if 2 is a root of the equation ax 2 +
c) + b (c – a) (x – c) (x – a) + c(a – b)(x – a) (x bx + c = 0?
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 Statement II: Ratio of b to a is (–5/2) 143. What is the average age (in years) of B, C,
[CDS – 2023 (1)] D, E and G?
(a)choose this option if the question can be [CDS-2023 (2)]
answered by one of the statements alone (a) 12 (b) 13
but not by the other. (c) 14 (d) 15
(b)choose this option if the question can be
answered by either statement alone. 144. What is the difference between the weights
(c)Choose this option if the question can be (in kg) of G and C?
answered by using both the statements [CDS-2023 (2)]
together, but cannot be answered by using (a) 4 (b) 3
either statement alone (c) 2 (d) 1
(d)Choose this option if the question cannot
be answered even by using both statements 145. What is the average weight (in kg) of A, B,
together C, D, E, F and G?
[CDS-2023 (2)]
140. Let  and  be the roots of the equation (a) 201/7 (b) 197/7
1 1 1 1 (c) 30 (d) 32
   ; a  0, b  0, x  0. Which
xab x a b
one of the following is a quadratic equation 146. Consider the following statements:
whose roots are 2 and 2? 1.The age of F cannot be determined due to
[CDS-2023 (2)] insufficient data
(a) x2 + (a2 + b2) x + a2b2 = 0 2.The average weight of D and F is equal to
(b) x2 – (a2 + b2) x + a2b2 = 0 weight of E
(c) x2 – (a2 + b2) x – a2b2 = 0 3.The weight difference is maximum for D
(d) x2 + (a2 + b2) x – a2b2 = 0 and A
Which of the statements given above are
6 correct?
141. If x = the value of x2–3x+2
7
6 [CDS-2023 (2)]
7
6 (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
7
6 (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
7x
equal to? Consider the following for the next two
[CDS-2023 (2)]items that follow:
(a) 0 (b) 1 Mark option (a) if the question can be
(c) 18 (d) 20 answered by using one of the statements
alone, but cannot be answered using the
Consider the following the next (05) other statement alone.
items that follow: Mark option (b) if the question can be
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are cousins. D is answered by using either statements alone.
thrice as old as A. Further, C is as many Mark option (c) if the question canbe
years younger to B, as G to E and E to D. answered by using both the statements
The average age of D and G is 16 years; the together, but cannot be answered using
average age of A and E is 11 years; the either statement alone.
average of B and C is also 11 years. B and Mark option (d) if the question cannot be
C have equal weight. A’s weight is 10 kg answered even by using both the
less than that of B; D is 4 kg heavier than statements together.
E; E is 4 kg heavier than F; F is 4 kg 147. Question: What is the other root of the
heaiver than G. Further, D has age-weight quadratic equation with real coefficients if
ratio of 9:20, where age is in years and
 4  10
weight in kg; A has age-weight ratio of 2:5. one of the roots is ?
2
Moreover, none of them is more than 40kg. Statement I:
142. What is D’s age (in years)?
The product of the roots is –3/2 (3+10)
[CDS-2023 (2)]
Statement II:
(a) 15 (b) 16
The sum of roots of quadratic equation is –
(c) 17 (d) 18
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148. Question: What is the cost of 15 pens, 21 Consider the following for the next two
pencils and 18 note books? (02) items that follow:
Statement I: The total monthly electricity bill for a house
The cost of 7 pens, 6 pencils and 5 note consists of the sum of two parts, one part is
books is Rs.200 proportional to number of rooms and the
Statement II: other part is proportional to number of
The of 3 pens, 8 pencils and 7 note books is units consumed. Rs.400 is the monthly
Rs.210 electricity bill for the a house with 8 rooms
and consuming 240 units and Rs.320 is the
149. The combined age of a man and his wife is monthly electricity bill for a house with 6
6 times the combined age of their children. rooms and consuming 200 units.
Two years ago their combined age of their
children; and six years later their combined 154. What is the monthly electricity bill for a
age will be 3 times the combined age of house with m rooms and consuming n
their children. How many children do they units?
have if each child is at least 2 years old? [CDS-2023 (2)]
[CDS-2023 (2)] (a) Rs.(40m + n) (b) Rs.(20m + n)
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) Rs.
40m  n  (d) Rs.
30m  n 
(c) 4 (d) 5 2 2

150. How many real roots does the equation 155. What is the monthly electricity bill for a
x  9 = x–3 have? house with 7 rooms consuming 300 units?
[CDS-2023 (2)] [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) only one (b) only two (a) Rs.500 (b) Rs.440
(c) only three (d) none (c) Rs.340 (d) Rs.300

151. If 3x–1 + 33–x = 6, then what is 2x–1 + 23–x Consider the following for the next two
equal to? (02) items that follow:
[CDS-2023 (2)] A quadratic equation is given by (a+b+c)x 2–
(a) 4 (b) 3 (2a+2b)x+(a+b–c)=0; where a, b and c are
(c) 2 (d) 1 real and distinct.

Consider the following for the next two 156. What are the roots of the equation?
(02) items that follow: [CDS-2023 (2)]
x  a x  b   x  a x  b  ; m, a, b > 0. (a) 1,
a  b  c  (b) 1,
a  b  c
Let a  b  c a  b  c
x  ma x  mb  x  ma x  mb 
(c) –1
a  c  c (d) –1
a  b  c
a  b  c a  b  c
x 2  ab
152. What is equal to?
x  m 2ab
2
157. Consider the following statements:
[CDS-2023 (2)] 1.One of the roots of the equation is always
1 1
(a) – (b) less than 1 if a, b and c are all positive
m2 m2 2.One of two roots of the equation is always
2 1
(c) (d) negative if a, b and c are all negative.
m m
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
153. What is x equal to? [CDS-2023 (2)]
[CDS-2023 (2)] (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(a) ± mab (b) ± ab (c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
(c) ± 2mab (d) ± 2ab

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1. a 2. d 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. a 7. a 8. d 9. b 10. d
11. b 12. c 13. b 14. d 15. a 16. a 17. c 18. a 19. a 20. d
21. d 22. c 23. a 24. b 25. a 26. b 27. b 28. c 29. a 30. c
31. a 32. d 33. c 34. c 35. c 36. b 37. d 38. c 39. a 40. c
41. b 42. a 43. a 44. b 45. a 46. a 47. c 48. d 49. b 50. c
51. d 52. b 53. b 54. b 55. c 56. a 57. a 58. c 59. a 60. b
61. d 62. a 63. b 64. d 65. a 66. c 67. c 68. c 69. c 70. a
71. b 72. c 73. a 74. b 75. b 76. c 77. c 78. b 79. b 80. c
81. b 82. b 83. a 84. b 85. d 86. c 87. b 88. d 89. c 90. b
91. a 92. b 93. c 94. b 95. a 96. d 97. d 98. c 99. a 100. d
101. b 102. a 103. c 104. b 105. c 106. b 107. d 108. c 109. d 110. b
111. d 112. b 113. b 114. b 115. b 116. c 117. a 118. c 119. c 120. c
121. d 122. b 123. b 124. a 125. b 126. c 127. c 128. a 129. b 130. c
131. b 132. a 133. d 134. a 135. a 136. c 137. a 138. b 139. b 140. a
141. d 142. d 143. c 144. b 145. a 146. a 147. b 148. c 149. a 150. b
151. a 152. d 153. a 154. b 155. b 156. a 157. a

CAPF PYQ
1. A number is 124 more than its one-third. What is (a) 4 (b) 3
that number? (c) 5 (d) 9
[CAPF 2022]
(a) 194 (b) 180 3. A person has a total of 100 coins consisting
(c) 189 (d) 186 of `2 and `5 coins. If the total value of the
cons is `320, then the number of `2 coins is:
2. A test consists of 25 MCQs. Each correct answer [CAPF 2022]
gives +4 marks and incorrect answer gives –1 (a) 40 (b) 50
mark. If a candidate scores 74 marks, then how
many questions were left un-attempted?
(c) 60 (d) 70
[CAPF 2022]

ANSWER KEY

1. d 2. a 3. c

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PRACTICE SHEET-1
1. If 2p 1 1 1
 , then the valve of p  is 10. If x = 5 + 2√6 , then the value of x is
p  2 p 1 4
2
p x
(a) 4 (b) 5 (a) 2√2 (b) 3√2
(c) 10 (d) 12 (c) 2√3 (d) 3√3

1 11. For a > b , If a + b = 5 and ab = 6, then the

2. If x2 − 3x + 1 = 0, then the value of x  is value of a2 − b2 is
x
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) 1 (b) 3
(b) 2 (d) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7

1 1
1 12. If x   5 , then x 2  2 is equal to
If x  x  1  2 then the value of x 
2
3. is x x
x  x 1 3
2
x (a) 5 (b) 25
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 27 (d) 23
(c) 6 (d) 8
1
1 5x 13. If x = 3 + 2√2 , then x is equal to
4. If 2 x   5 , find the value of x
3x 6 x  20 x  1
2
(a) 1 (b) 2
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/6
(c) 2√2 (d) 3√3
(c) 1/5 (d) 1/7
1
x 1 1 14. If x  3  2 , then x 2  is equal to
5. If  , then value of x  is x2
2 x  5x  2 6
2
x (a) 4 (b) 6
(a) 2 (b) 1/2 (c) 9 (d) 10
(c) −1/2 (d) −2
9 9
6. If for non-zero x , x2 −4x −1=0, then the 15. If x   6 , then x 2  2 is equal to
x x
1
value of x  (a) 8 (b) 9
2
is
x2 (c) 10 (d) 12
(a) 4 (b) 10
(c) 12 (d) 18 1 1
16. If m  4, then (m  2)2  is
m2 (m  2)2
1
7. If x = 3 + √8, then x 2  is equal to equal to
x2 (a) −2 (b) 0
(a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 2 (d) 4
(c) 34 (d) 30
17. If x2 + x + 1 = 0, then the value of x3 + 1 is
8. If x2 − 4x − 1 = 0, then the value of (a) 0 (b) 1
1 3 (c) 2 (d) 3
x 2  2  3 x  is
x x
(a) 0 (b) 10 1 1
(b) 20 (d) 30 18. If x   1 , then x17  17 is equal to
x x
(a) 0 (b) 1
1 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
9. If x   4 , then x  is equal to
x x
(a) 5√2 (b) 2√5 1
(c) 4√2 (d) 4√5 19. If x   1 , then x16  x13 is equal to
x

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(c) 2 (d) 3 (c) 0 (d) 0.2

1 26. The value of

20. If x   1 , then x91  x90  x89  x88  x87  x86 is
x 0.9  0.9  0.9  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.3  0.3  3  0.9  0.2  0.3
equal to 0.9  0.9  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.3  0.9  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.3  0.9
(a) 0 (b) 1 is
(c) 2 (d) 3 (a) 1.4 (b) 0.054
(c) 0.8 (d) 1.0
1
21. If x   3 , then
x 27. The value of
x93  x91  x87  x85  x83  x89 is equal to (2.697  0.498)2  (2.697  0.498) 2 is
(a) 0 (b) 1 2.697  2.697  0.498  0.498
(c) 2 (d) 3 (a) 4 (b) 2
(c) 2.199 (d) 3.195
22. If x2  x  1  0 , then
28. The value of
x93  x5  x4  1  ? is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 1 0.0347  0.0347  0.0347  (0.9653)3 is
 0.0347   0.0347  0.9653  (0.9653)2
2
(c) 2 (d) 3
(a) 0.9306 (b) 1.0009
1 (c) 1.0050 (d) 1
23. If x   3 , then
x
29. The value of
x30  x24  x18  x12  x6 is equal to
(a) −3 (b) 1 (3.2)3  0.008 is
(c) −1 (d) 2 (3.2) 2  0.64  0.04
(a) 0 (b) 2.994
 (c) 3.208 (d) 3
24. What is the value of 
(2.3)  0.027 
3


 (2.3)  0.69  0.09 
2
30. (1132 + 1152 + 1172 −113 × 115 − 115 × 117
(a) 2.6 (b) 2 − 117 × 113) is equal to
(c) 1.3 (d) 1 (a) 0 (b) 4
(c) 8 (d) 12
25. The value of

0.1 0.1 0.1  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.3  0.3  3  0.1 0.2  0.3
0.1 0.1  0.2  0.2  0.3  0.3  0.1 0.2  0.2  0.3  0.3  0.1
is

ANSWER KEY
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (a)
21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (d) 30. (d)

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a b c
1. If    1 then the value of (a) 1 (b) 2/√3
1 a 1 b 1 c
(c) 2 −√3 (d) 2
1 1 1
  is
1 a 1 b 1 c 10. If a2 + b2 + c2 + 3 = 2(a−b−c), then the value
(a) 1 (b) 2 of 2a−b+c is
(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 0 (d) 2
2. If x + y =2z then the value of x z is

xz yz
11. If 4 x  3  4 y  3  4 z  3  0 , then the value of
(a) 1 (b) 2 x y z
(c) 1/2 (d) 2
1 1 1 is
 
3. If x2 + y2 + 2x + 1 = 0 , then the value of x31 + x y z
y35 is (a) 9 (b) 3
(a) −1 (b) 0 (c) 4 (d) 6
(c) 1 (d) 2

4. If a , b , c are real and a2 + b2 + c2 = 2(a−b−c) 12. If xy  a , xz  b and yz  c , where a,

−3, then the value of 2a − 3b + 4c is x y xz yz
(a) −1 (b) 0 b, c are all non-zero numbers , then x is
(c) 1 (d) 2
equal to
5. If (3a + 1)2 + (b−1)2 + (2c−3)2 = 0, then the 2abc 2abc
(a) (b)
value of (3a + b + 2c) is equal to ab  bc  ac ab  ac  bc
(a) 3 (b) −1 2abc 2abc
(c) 2 (d) 5 (c) (d)
ac  bc  ab ab  bc  ac
6. The value of expression
( a  b) 2 (b c) 2 (c a) 2 1 1 1
13. If a   1 and b   1 then c + 𝑎 is equal to
  b c
(b  c)(c  a) (a  b)(c a) (a  b)(b c)
(a) 0 (b) 3 (a) 0 (b) 1/2
(c) 1/3 (d) 2 (c) 1 (d) 2

If a  5  1 and b  5  1 , then the value of 14. If x 2  y 2  2  2  4 , then the value of x2 +

1 1
7.
5 1 5 1 x y
a  ab  b is
2 2 y is
2

a  ab  b
2 2 (a) 2 (b) 4
(a) 3/4 (b) 4/3 (c) 8 (d) 16
(c) 3/5 (d) 5/3
15. If x2 = y + z , y2 = z + x , z2 = x + y then the
8. If a + b + c + d = 1 , then what is the
maximum value of value of 1  1  1 is
(1 + a)(1 + b)(1 + c)(1 + d) is 1 x 1 y 1 z
(a) 1 (b) 1/8 (a) −1 (b) 1
(c) 27/64 (d) 625/256 (c) 2 (d) 4

9. If x  3 , then 1 x 1  x is equal 16. If a2 + b2 = 2 and c2 + d2 = 1, then the value


2 1 1 x 1 1 x of (ad−bc)2 + (ac + bd)2 is
to (a) 4/9 (b) 1/2

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17. If a , b , c are real and a2 + b2 + c2 + 3 = 2(a 25. If x = 3 + 2√2 and xy = 1, then the value of
+ b + c) , then the value of a + b + c is x 2  3 xy  y 2 is
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5 x 2  3 xy  y 2
(a) 30/31 (b) 70/31
4ab (c) 35/31 (d) 37/31
18. If x  (a  b) , then the value of
ab
x  2a x  2b x y z
 . 26. If   , then
x  2a x  2b bc ca ab
(a) a (b) b x y yz zx
(c) 2ab (d) 2 (a)  
ba c b a c
19. If a2 + b2 + 2b + 4a + 5 = 0 , then the value of x y z
(b)  
a b a b c
is
ab x y yz zx
(c)  
(a) 3 (b) −3 a b c
(c) 1/3 (b) −1/3 (d) None of these

x  y xy 27. If a + b + c = 0, then the value of

20. If x  y   , the numerical value of
7 4  a  b b  c c  a  a b c  is
      
xy is 
c a b bc c a a b
 
(a) 4/3 (b) 3/4 (a) 8 (b) −3
(c) 1/4 (d) 1/3
(c) 9 (d) 0

x2 y 2 z 2
21. If x + y + z = 0, then   =? 28. If a, b, c are non-zero, a 
1 1
 1 and b   1
yz zx xy b c
(a) (xyz)2 (b) x2 + y2 + z2 then abc is equal to
(c) 9 (d) 3
(a) −1 (b) 3
22. If a + b + c = 0, then (c) −3 (d) 1
1 1 1
  =? 29. If a + b + c = 2s , then
(a  b)(b  c) (a  c)(b  a) (c a)(c b)
(a) 1 (b) 0 ( s  a)2  ( s  b)2  ( s  c)2  s 2 is equal to
(c) −1 (d) −2 a 2  b2  c 2
(a) a2 + b2 + c2 (b) 0
a 2  b2  c 2 (c) 1 (d) 2
23. If a + b + c = 0, then is
a 2  bc
(a) 0 (b) 1 30. If xy + yz + zx = 0 , the
(c) 2 (d) 3 1 1 1
 2  2 =?
x  yz y  zx z  xy
2
24. If p + q = 10 and pq = 5 , then the numerical
(a) 3 (b) 1
p q
value of  will be (c) x + y + z (d) 0
q p
(a) 16 (b) 20

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1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (d)
11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (a)
21. (d) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (d) 25. (d) 26. (a) 27. (c) 28. (a) 29. (c) 30. (d)

PRACTICE SHEET-3
1. The value of the expression x 4 −17x3 + 17x2 9. If (5x2 + 14x + 2)2 – (4x2 – 5x + 7)2 is divided
−17x + 17 at x = 16 is by (x2 + x + 1), what is the remainder?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) –1 (b) 0
(c) 2 (d) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2

2. For what value of k, will the expression 3x3 – 10. What is/are the factor(s) of (x 29 – x24 + x13 –
 k 1)?
kx2 + 4x + 16 be divisible by  x   ? (a) Only (x – 1)
 2 (b) Only (x + 1)
(a) 4 (b) – 4 (c) (x – 1) and (x + 1)
(c) 2 (d) 0 (d) Neither (x – 1) nor (x + 1)

3. Which one of the following is the factor of x4 11. What is the value of the polynomial r(x), so
+ xy3 + xz3 + x3 y + y4 + yz3? that f (x) = g(x) q(x) + r(x) and deg r(x) < deg
(a) x + y + z (b) x2 + y2 + z2 g(x), where f(x) = x2 + 1 and g(x) = x + 1?
(c) x3 + y3 + z3 (d) x2 + y2 (a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 2 (d) –2
4. If one of the two factors of an expression
which is the difference of two cubes, is (x 4 +
12. If a is a rational number such that (x – a) is
x2 y + y2), then what is the other factor?
a factor of the polynomial x3 – 3x2 – 3x + 9,
(a) x + y (b) x – y
then
(c) x2 + y (d) x2 – y
(a) a can be any integer
(b) a is an integer dividing 9
5. Which one of the following is one of the
(c) a cannot be an integer
factors of x (y – z) + y (z – x) – z(xy – yz – zx)?
2 2
(d) a can take three values
(a) x–y (b) x + y – z
(c) x – y – z (d) x + y + z
13. If x2 – 11x + a and x2 – 14x + 2a have a
common factor, then what are the values of
6. If (3x3 – 2x2y – 13xy2 + 10y3) is divided by (x
a?
–2y), then what is the remainder?
(a) 0, 7 (b) 5, 20
(a) 0 (b) y + 5
(c) 0, 24 (d) 1, 3
(c) y + 1 (d) y2 + 3
14. Which one of the following is a factor of 2x3 –
7. If (x + y + z = 0), then what is (x + y) (y + z) (z 3x2 – 11x + 6?
+ x) equal to? (a) x + 1 (b) x – 1
(a) – xyz (b) x2 + y2 + z2 (c) x + 2 (d) x – 2
(c) x + y + z + 3xyz
3 3 3 (d) xyz
15. What should be subtracted from 27x3 – 9x2 –
8. If(x3 + 5x2
+ 10k) leaves remainder –2x when 6x – 5 to make it exactly divisible by (3x – 1)?
divided by (x2 + 2), then what is the value of (a) –5 (b) –7
k? (c) 5 (d) 7
(a) –2 (b) –1
(c) 1 (d) 2

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16. What is x(y – z) (y + z) + y(z – x) (z + x) + z(x – 23. x4 + 4y4 is divisible by which one of the
y) (x + y) equal to? following?
(a) (x + y) (y + z) (z + x) (a) (x2 + 2xy + 2y2) (b) (x2 + 2y2)
(b) (x – y) (x – z) (z – y) (c) (x – 2y )
2 2 (d) None of these
(c) (x + y) (z – y) (x – z)
(d) (y – x) (z – y) (x – z) 24. What are the factors of x2 + 4y2 + 4y – 4xy –
2x – 8?
17. If the remainder of the polynomial a0 + a1x + (a) (x – 2y – 4) and (x – 2y + 2)
a2 x2 + ..... + an xn when divided by (x – 1) is (b) (x – y + 2) and (x – 4y + 4)
1, then which one of the following is correct? (c) (x – y + 2) and (x – 4y – 4)
(a) a0 + a2 + ..... = a1 + a3 + ..... (d) (x + 2y – 4) and (x + 2y + 2)
(b) a0 + a2 + ..... = 1 + a1 + a3 + .....
(c) 1 + a0 + a2 + ..... = – (a1 + a3 + .....) 25. If the expression (px3 + x2 – 2x – q) is
(d) 1 – a0 – a2 – ..... = a1 + a3 + ..... divisible by (x – 1) and (x + 1), what are the
values of p and q, respectively?
18. When (x3 – 2x2 + px – q) is divided by (x2 – 2x (a) 2, –1 (b) –2, 1
– 3), the remainder is (x – 6). What are the (c) –2, –1 (d) 2, 1
values of p, q respectively?
(a) –2, –6 (b) 2, –6 26. If x5 – 9x2 + 12x – 14 is divisible by (x – 3),
(c) –2, 6 (d) 2, 6 then what is the remainder?
(a) 0 (b) 1
19. If x = 1 + √2 , then what is the value of x4 – (c) 56 (d) 184
4x3 + 4x2 ?
(a) –1 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) 2 27. If 3x3 – 2x2y – 13xy2 + 10y3 is divided by x –
2y, then what is the remainder?
(a) 0 (b) x
20. When x40 + 2 is divided by x4 + 1, what is the (c) y + 5 (d) x – 3
remainder?
(a) 1 (b) 2 28. What is the remainder when (x11 + 1) is
(c) 3 (d) 4 divided by (x + 1)?
(a) 0 (b) 2
21. If the expression px3 + 3x2 –3 and 2x3 – 5x + (c) 11 (d) 12
p when divided by x – 4 leave the same
remainder, then what is the value of p? 29. If (x – 3) is a factor of (x2 + 4px – 11p), then
(a) –1 (b) 1 what is the value of p?
(c) –2 (d) 2 (a) –9 (b) –3
(c) –1 (d) 1
22. If u, v and w are real numbers such that u3 –
8v3 – 27w3 = 18uvw, then which one of the 30 What is the value of k that (2x – 1) may be a
following is correct? factor of 4x4 – (k – 1)x3 + kx2 – 6x + 1?
(a) u – v + w = 0 (b) u = –v = –w (a) 8 (b) 9
(c) u – 2v = 3w (d) u + 2v = –3w (c) 12 (d) 13

ANSWER KEY
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (a)
11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (c) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (d) 26. (d) 27. (a) 28. (a) 29. (a) 30. (d)

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1. The sum of two numbers is 7 and the sum of 8. Consider the following statements:
their squares is 25. The product of the two I. x+3 is the factor of x3 + 2x2 + 3x + 8
numbers is: II. x–2 is the factor of x3 + 2x2 + 3x + 8
[CDS 2013 (1)] Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 6 (b) 10 correct?
(c) 12 (d) 15 [CDS 2013 (2)]
(a) Only I (b) Only II
2. One of the factors of the polynomial (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
x4 – 7x3 + 5x2 – 6x + 81 is:

(a) x+2
[CDS 2013 (1)]
(b) x–2 9. What is
x 2
 y2   x  y   x  y
3

equal to?
(c) x+3 (d) x–3 x 2 y  xy2
[CDS 2013 (2)]
3. (a+1)4 – a4 is divisible by: (a) 1 (b) 2
[CDS 2013 (1)] (c) 4 (d) –2
(a) –2a2 + 2a – 1 (b) 2a3 – 2a – 1
(c) 2a3 – 2a + 1 (d) 2a2 + 2a + 1 10. If the expression x3 + 3x2 + 4x + k has a
factor x + 5, then what is the value of k?
4. The factor(s) of 5px – 10qy + 2rpx = 4qry [CDS 2013 (2)]
is/are: (a) –70 (b) 70
[CDS 2013 (1)] (c) 48 (d) –48
(a) Only (5 + 2r)
(b) Only (px – 2qy) 11. The quantity which must be added to (1–x)
(c) Both (5 + 2r) and (px – 2qy) (1+x2) to obtain x3 is:
(d) Neither (5 + 2r) nor (px – 2qy) [CDS 2013 (2)]
(a) 2x3 + 3x2 + x + 1 (b) 2x3 + x2 + x – 1
5. If the expression x3 + 3x2 + 4x + p contains (c) 2x3 – x2 + x – 1 (d) –x2 + x – 1
(x + 6) as a factor, then the value of p is:
[CDS 2013 (1)] 12. If (49)2 – (25)2 = 37x, then what is x equal to?
(a) 132 (b) 141 [CDS 2013 (2)]
(c) 144 (d) 151 (a) 64 (b) 74
(c) 48 (d) 42
6. What is the value of :
725  725  725  371 371 371 13. For what values of k will:
? 4x5 + 9x4 – 7x3 – 5x2 – 4kx + 3k2 contain x–1
725  725  725  371  371 371
[CDS 2013 (1)] as a factor?
(a) 9610 (b) 1960 [CDS 2013 (2)]
(c) 1096 (d) 1016 1
(a) 3, – (b) 3, –1
2
1 1 1 1
7. If x +  2 , then what is value of x – ? (c) 0, (d) 1,
x x 3 3
[CDS 2013 (1)]
(a) 0 (b) 1 14. x(y2 – z2) + y (z2–x2) +z (x2–y2) is divisible by:
(c) 2 (d) –2 [CDS 2013 (2)]

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 (a) Only (y–z) (a) x > x > y (b) z < y > x
(b) Only (z–x) (c) z > y > z (d) x > z > y
(c) Both (y–z) and (z–x)
(d) Neither (y–z) nor (z–x) 22. What is the remainder when x5 – 5x2 + 125
is divided by x+5?
x y 2 3 [CDS 2014 (2)]
15. If   4 and   1 `, then what is x + y
2 3 x y (a) 0 (b) 125
equal to? (c) –3125 (d) 3125
[CDS 2014 (1)]
(a) 11 (b) 10 23. Consider the following statements:
(c) 9 (d) 8 1.(a–b–c) is one of the factor of 3abc + b3 + c3
– a3
16. x3 + 6x2 + 11x + 6 is divisible by: 2.(b+c–1) is one of the factor of 3bc + b3 + c3
[CDS 2014 (1)] –1
(a) Only (x+1) (b) Only (x+2) Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(c) Only (x+3) (d) All of these [CDS 2014 (2)]
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
17. What should be added to be x(x+a) (x+2a) (c) Both 1and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(x+3a), so that, the sum be a perfect square?
[CDS 2014 (1)] 24. If ax + by – 2 = 0 and abxy = 1, where a  0,
(a) 9a2 (b) 4a2 b  0, then what is (a2x + b2y) equal to?
(c) a4 (d) None of these [CDS 2014 (2)]
(a) a + b (b) 2ab
18. If 3x4 –2x3 + 3x2 – 2x + 3 is divided by (3x + (c) a3 + b3 (d) a4 + b4
2), then the remainder is:
[CDS 2014 (1)] 25. For what value of k is (x–5) a factor of x –
3

185 3x + kx – 10?
2

(a) 0 (b) [CDS 2015 (1)]

27
(a) –8 (b) 4
181 3
(c) (d) (c) 2 (d) 1
25 4
26. The expression x3q2 – x3pt + 4x2pt – 4x2q2 +
19. The expression 2x3 + x2 – 2x – 1 is divisible 3xq2 –3xpt is divisible by:
by: [CDS 2015 (1)]
[CDS 2014 (1)] (a) (x–1) only
(a) x+2 (b) 2x+1 (b) (x–3) only
(c) x–2 (d) 2x–1 (c) Both (x–1) and (x–3)
(d) Neither (x–1) nor (x–3)
 1  17  1 
20. If  x 2   , then what is  x 3  3  equal to?
 x2  4  x  27. If x + y + z = 0 then x 3 + y3 + z3 + 3xyz is
[CDS 2014 (1)] equal to:
75 63 [CDS 2015 (1)]
(a) (b) (a) 0 (b) 6 xyz
16 8
(c) 12 xyz (d) xyz
95
(c) (d) None of these
8
28. What are the possible solution for x of the

21. If x + y = 5, y + z = 10 and z + x = 15, then equation x

x
 n x x , where n and x are
which one of the following is correct? positive.
[CDS 2014 (1)] [CDS 2015 (1)]

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 (a) 0, n (b) 1, n2 (c) (x–2) is a factor of x4–6x3+12x2–24x+32
(c) n, n (d) 1, n (d) (x–2) is a factor of x4+6x3–12x2+24x–32

29. The square root of

0.753
1  0.75
 
 0.75  0.752  1 34. If x =
91
216
, then the value of 3 –
1
1  x 1 / 3
is:

[CDS 2015 (1)] [CDS 2015 (2)]

(a) 1 (b) 2
9 a 1
2
(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) (b) 5
5 a
4 4
30. Out of 532 saving accounts held in a post (c) (d)
office, 218 accounts have deposits over Rs 9 5
10,000 each. Further, in 302 accounts, the
first or sole depositors are men, of which the 35. If p  q  m and q  p  n , then what is x equal
deposits exceed Rs 10,000 in 102 accounts. x y x y y
In how many accounts the first or sole to?
depositors are women and the deposits are [CDS 2016 (1)]
up to Rs 10,000 only? np  mq np  mq
(a) (b)
mp  nq mp  nq
[CDS 2015 (1)] np  mq np  mq
(a) 116 (c) (d)
mp  nq mp  nq
(b) 114
(c) 100
(d)Cannot be determined from the given data 36. If a2 – by – cz = 0, ax – b2 + cz = 0 and ax +
by – c2 = 0, then the value of
31. Consider the following in respect of the x y z
  will be:
ax by cz
 
x  1
2
[CDS 2016 (1)]
equation y = .
x 1 (a) a + b + c (b) 3
1. y = 1 if x > 1 (c) 1 (d) 0
2. y = – 1 if x < 1
3. y exists for all values of x 37. If (s–a) + (s–b) + (s–c) = s, then the value of
Which of the above statements is/are s  a 2  s  b 2  s  c 2  s 2 , will be:
correct? a 2  b2  c2
[CDS 2015 (2)] [CDS 2016 (1)]
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) 3 (b) 1
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 0 (d) –1

32. If a, b and c satisfy the equation x3 – 3x2 + 38. If the polynomial x6 + px5 + qx4 – x2 – x – 3 is
1 1 1 divisible by (x4 –1), then the value of p2 + q2
2x + 1=0 then what is the value of   ?
a b c is:
[CDS 2015 (2)] [CDS 2016 (1)]
1 (a) 1 (b) 9
(a) – (b) 2
2 (c) 10 (d) 13
1
(c) –2 (d)
2 39. Let m be a non-zero integer and n be a
positive integer. Let R be the remainder
33. Which one of the following is correct? obtained on dividing the polynomial x n + mn
[CDS 2015 (2)] by (x – m). Then:
(a) (x+2) is a factor of x –6x +12x –24x+32
4 3 2 [CDS 2016 (1)]
(b) (x+2) is a factor of x4–6x3–12x2+24x–32

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 (a) R is a non zero even integer [CDS 2016 (2)]
(b) R is odd, if m is odd 4 7
(a) – (b)
(c) R = s2 for some integer s, if n is even 7a a
(d) R = t3 for some integer t, if 3 divides n 32 24
(c) – (d)
7a 7a
a  2b  a  2b
40. If x = then bx2 – ax + b is
a  2b  a  2b 47. If 2p + 3q = 12 and 4p2 + 4pq – 3q2 = 126,
equal to (given that b  0): then what is the value of p + 2q?
[CDS 2016 (1)] [CDS 2016 (2)]
(a) 0 (b) 1 21
(a) 5 (b)
(c) ab (d) 2ab 4
25 99
(c) (d)
41. If a3 = 117 + b3 and a = 3 + b, then the value 4 16
of a + b is (given that a > 0 and b > 0)
48. What is the square root of
[CDS 2016 (1)]
(a) 7 (b) 9
0.35  0.70  1  0.19 ?
2

2.25
(c) 11 (d) 13
[CDS 2017 (1)]
(a) 1 (b) 2
42. For what value of k is (x+1) a factor of x 3 + (c) 3 (d) 4
kx2 – x + 2?
[CDS 2016 (1)] ab  ab
49. If x = , then what is bx2 – 2ax +
(a) 4 (b) 3 ab  ab
(c) 1 (d) –2 b equal to (b  0)?
[CDS 2017 (1)]
(a) 0 (b) 1
x 10 y
43. If   and x – y = 8, then value of (c) ab (a) 2ab
y 3 x
xy is equal to: 1 t
[CDS 2016 (1)] 50. If x  t t 1 and y  t t 1 , t > 0, t  0, then what is
(a) 36 (b) 24 the relation between x and y?
(c) 16 (d) 9 [CDS 2017 (1)]
(a) yx = x1/y (b) x1/y = y1/x
1 1
 (c) xy = yx (d) xy = y1/x
44. If x = 
23 2 3 , then the value of 2x3 – 6x – 5
is equal to: 51. If A : B = 3 : 4, then what is the value of the
[CDS 2016 (1)]
 3A 2  4B 
(a) 0 (b) 1 expression  2 
?
(c) 2 (d) 3  3A  4B 
[CDS 2017 (1)]
45. If x2 = y + z, y2 = z + x and z2 = x + y, then 43
(a)
1 1 1 55
what is the value of   ?
x 1 y 1 z 1 43
(b) –
[CDS 2016 (2)] 55
(a) –1 (b) 1 47
(c) 2 (d) 4 (c)
55
(d) Cannot be determined
46. If 4x + 3a = 0, then what is the value of
x 2  ax  a 2 x 2  ax  a 2 52. If x = 2 + 22/3 + 21/3, then what is the value
 ?
x a
3 3
x a
3 3
of x3–6x2 + 6x?

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 [CDS 2017 (1)] (a) 135 (b) –135
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 63 (d) –63
(c) 1 (d) 0
60. The quotient of 8x3 – y3 when divided by 2xy
x 24 y + 4x2 + y2 is:
53. If   and x + y = 26, then what is [CDS 2017 (2)]
y 5 x
(a) 2x + y (b) x+ 2y
the value of xy? (c) 2x–y (d) 4x – y
[CDS 2017 (1)]
(a) 5 (b) 15 61. If (x + 2) is a common factor of x2 + ax + b
(c) 25 (d) 30 and x2 + bx + a, then the ratio a : b is equal
to:
54. If a + b = 5 and ab = 6, then what is the [CDS 2017 (2)]
value of a3 + b3? (a) 1 (b) 2
[CDS 2017 (1)] (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) 35 (b) 40
(c) 90 (d) 125 62. Let f(x) = a0 xn + a1 xn–1 + a2 xn–2 + _____ + an–
1 x + an, where a0, a1, a2, _____, an are real
55. What is the value of numbers.
443  5472  443  5472 ? If f(x) is divided by (ax–b), then the
443  443  547  547 remainder is:
[CDS 2017 (1)] [CDS 2017 (2)]
(a) 0 (b) 1 b  b
(c) 2 (d) 3 (a) f   (b) f   
a  a
a  a
56. If 9x 3y = 2187 and 23x 22y – 4xy = 0, then (c) f   (d) f   
what can be the value of (x + y)? b  b
[CDS 2017 (1)]
(a) 1 (b) 3 63. The product of the polynomials (x + 2), (x –
(c) 5 (d) 7 2), (x3 – 2x2 + 4x – 8) and (x3 + 2x2 + 4x + 8)
is:
57. What are the factors of x + 4x – 11 x – 30?
3 2 [CDS 2017 (2)]
[CDS 2017 (2)] (a) x 8 – 256 (b) (x 4 –16)2

(a) (x–2), (x+3) and (x+5) (c) (x4 + 16)2 (d) (x2 –4)4
(b) (x+2), (x+3) and (x–5)
(c) (x+2), (x–3) and (x+5) 64. The factor of x (x +2) (x + 3) (x + 5) – 72 are
(d) (x+2), (x–3) and (x–5) [CDS 2017 (2)]
(a) x,(x+3), (x+4) and (x–6)
58. If x = 111.....1 (20 digits), y = 333...... 3 (10 (b) (x–1), (x+6) and (x2 – 2x – 12)
digits) and z = 222.....2 (10 digits), then what (c) (x–1), (x+6) and (x2+5x +12)
(d) (x– 1), (x–6) and (x2 – 5x – 12)
x  y2
is equal to?
z
65. a, b, c, d are non- zero integers such that
[CDS 2017 (2)]
(ab) divides (cd). If a and c co-prime, then
(a) 1/2 (b) 1
which one of the following is correct?
(c) 2 (d) 3
[CDS 2017 (2)]
(a) a is a factor of c
59. If 5x3 + 5x2 – 6x + 9 is divided by (x + 3),
(b) a is a factor of b
then the remainder is:
(c) a is a factor of d
[CDS 2017 (2)]
(d) d is the factor of a

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66. If ab + bc + ca = 0, then what is the value of (c) 24xyz
a2 (d) –24xyz
b2 c2
+  ?
a  bc
2
b  ca
2
c  ab
2
b z c x ab  xy
[CDS 2017 (2)] 73. If   1and   1 , then what is
y c z a bx
(a) 3 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) –1 equal to:
[CDS 2018 (1)]
(a) 1 (b) 2
 x  y  x  z  z  x 
67. What is equal to? (c) 0 (d) –1
 x  y 3   y  z 3   z  x 3
[CDS 2017 (2)] a2 1 a6 1
1 1 74. If  5 , then what is the value of ?
(a) – (b) a a3
3 3 [CDS 2018 (1)]
(c) 3 (d) –3 (a) 125 (b) –125
(c) 140 (d) –140
68. Let f(x) and g(x) be two polynomials (with
real coefficients) having degrees 3 and 4 75. If (x + 3) is a factor of x 3 + 3x2 + 4x + k, then
respectively. What is the degree of f(x)g(x)?
what is the value of k?
[CDS 2017 (2)]
(a) 12 (b) 7 [CDS 2018 (1)]
(c) 4 (d) 3 (a) 12 (b) 24
(c) 36 (d) 72
69. The non-zero solution of the equation
a  x2 b  x c  x b  x2 76. Which one of the following is a zero of the
   , where b  0, c 
bx c b cx polynomial 3x3 + 4x2 – 7?
0 is: [CDS 2018 (1)]
[CDS 2017 (2)] (a) 0 (b) 1
b 2  ac b 2  ac (c) 2 (d) –1
(a) 2 (b) 2
b c 2
b c 2

b 2  ac b 2  ac 77. The remainder when 3x3 + kx2 + 5x – 6 is

(c) 2 (d)
b  c2 b2  c2 divided by (x + 1) is –7. What is the value of
k?
70. What is the value of [CDS 2018 (1)]
1

1

1
? (a) –14 (b) 14
1  x b a  x c  a 1  x a  b  x c  b 1  x a  c  x b c (c) –7 (d) 7
[CDS 2018 (1)]
(a) –1 (b) 0 78. If f(x) and g(x) are polynomials of degree p
(c) 1 (d) 3
and q respectively, then the degree of {f(x) 
71. If a + b = 2c, then what is the value of g(x)} (if it is non-zero) is:
a c [CDS 2018 (1)]
 ? (a) Greater than min (p,q)
a c bc
[CDS 2018 (1)] (b) Greater than max. (p,q)
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) Less than or equal to max. (p,q)
(c) 1 (d) 2 (d) Equal to min (p,q)

72. If x + y + z = 0, then what is (y + z – x)3 + (z + 79. If x = y1/a, y = z1/b and z = x1/c where x  1, y
x –y)3 + (x + y – z)3 equal to?  1, z  1, then what is the value of abc?
[CDS 2018 (1)]
[CDS 2018 (1)]
(a) (x + y +z)3
(b) 3(x + y) (y + z) (z + x) (a) –1 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) 3

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80. If 2b = a + c and y2 = xz, then what is (a) zero (b) y
x y z equal to?
b–c c–a a–b (c) y–5 (d) y+3
[CDS 2018 (1)]
88. If ab + bc + ca = 0, then the value of
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) –1       
b 2  ca c 2  ab  a 2  bc c 2  ab  a 2  bc b 2  ca  
  
a 2  bc b 2  ca c 2  ab 
81. The sum of a number and its square is 20. is:
Then the number is [CDS 2018 (2)]
(a) –1 (b) 0
[CDS 2018 (1)] (c) 1 (d) 2
(a) –5 or 4 (b) 2 or 3
(c) –5 only (d) 5 or –4 89. If ,  and  are the zeros of the polynomial
f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, then 2 + 2 + 2 is
82. If x = y , y = z and z = x , then the value of
a b c equal to:
abc is: [CDS 2018 (2)]
[CDS 2018 (2)] b  ac
2
b  2ac
2
(a) (b)
(a) 1 (b) 2 a 2
a
(c) –1 (d) 0
b  2ac
2
b  2ac
2
(c) 2
(d)
83. If x = 2 + 2 2/3 + 2 , then the value of the
1/3 b a2
expression x3 – 6x2 + 6x will be: x2
90. For x > 0, what is minimum value of x 
[CDS 2018 (2)] 2x
(a) 2 (b) 1 ?
(c) 0 (d) –2 [CDS 2019 (1)]
(a) 1
1  1  (b) 2
84. If x6+ 6  k  x 2  2  , then k is equal to:
x  x  1
(c) 2
[CDS 2018 (2)] 2
 1   1  (d) cannot be determined
(a)  x 2  1  2  (b)  x 4  1  4 
 x   x 
1  px 1  qx
 1   1  91. If = 1, then what are the non –
(c)  x 4  1   (d)  x 4  1   1  px 1  qx
 x4   x4 
solutions of x?
85. If ax = by = cz and abc = 1, then the value of [CDS 2019 (1)]
1 1 1 1 2p  q 1
  will be equal to: (a)  , 2p q (b)  p  q , pq
x y z p q pq
[CDS 2018 (2)] p q
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c)  p  q , pq (d)  2p  q , 2pq
q p
(c) 1 (d) 3

86. If a = xyp–1, b = yzq–1, c = zxr–1,, then aq–-r br–p 92. For x = 4 6

, what is the value of
c is equal to:
p–q 2 3
[CDS 2018 (2)] x2 2 x2 3
(a) abc  ?
x2 2 x2 3
(b) xyz
(c) 0 [CDS 2019 (1)]
(d) none of the above (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 2
87. The remainder when
3x3– 2x2y – 13xy2 + 10y3 is divided by (x–2y)
is equal to:
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93. For any two numbers a and b, 99. For what value of k can the expression x3 +
kx2 – 7x + 6 be resolved into three linear
 a  b 2   b  a 2 is: factors?
[CDS 2019 (1)] [CDS 2019 (2)]
(a) Always zero (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
(b) Never zero
(c) Positive only if a  b
100. The quotient when x4 – x2 + 7x + 5 is
(d) Positive if and only if a > b divided by (x + 2) is ax3 + bx2 + cx + d.
What are the values of a, b, c and d
a b c respectively?
94. If   , then which one of the
b c c a a b [CDS 2019 (2)]
following statements is correct? (a) 1, –2, 3, 1 (b) –1, 2, 3, 1
(c) 1, –2, –3, –1 (d) –1, 2, –3, –1
[CDS 2019 (1)]
(a) Each fraction is equal to 1 or –1
101. Let a and b two positive real numbers such
(b) Each fraction is equal to 1/2 or 1
(c) Each fraction is equal to 1/2 or –1 that a a  b b  32 and a a  b b  31 . What
(d) Each fraction is equal to 1/2 only 5a  b
is the value of ?
7
95. If 3x = 4y = 12z, then z is equal to: [CDS 2019 (2)]
[CDS 2019 (1)] (a) 5
(a) xy (b) x + y (b) 7
xy (c) 9
(c) (d) 4x + 3y
xy (d) Cannot be determined

96. Given that the polynomial (x2 + ax + b) 1 3

102. If x = and y = x3, the y satisfies
leaves the same remainder when divided by 2
(x–1) or (x + 1). What are the values of a which one of the following equations?
and b respectively? [CDS 2019 (2)]
[CDS 2019 (1)] (a) 8y2 – 20y –1 = 0 (b) 8y2 + 20y –1 = 0
(c) 8y2 – 20y +1 = 0 (d) 8y2 – 20y +1 = 0
(a) 4 and 0 (b) 0 and 3
(c) 3 and 0 (d) 0 and any integer 103. Give y is inversely proportional to x , and
x = 36, when y = 36. What is the value of x
97.  If ax = by = cz and b2 = ac, then what is when y = 54?
1 1
 equal to? [CDS 2019 (2)]
x z (a) 54 (b) 27
[CDS 2019 (1)] (c) 16 (d) 8
1 1
(a) (b) –
y y 104. What are the values of p and q respectively,
if (x–1) and (x + 2) divide the polynomial x 3
2 2
(c) (d) – + 4x2 + px + q?
y y [CDS 2020 (1)]
(a) 1,–6 (b) 2,–6
 x  y 3   y  z 3   z  x 3 (c) 1,6 (d) 2,6
98. What is equal to?
3  x  y  y  z  z  x  105. What is the point on the xy-plane satisfying
[CDS 2019 (1 & 2)] 5x + 2y = 7xy and 10x + 3y = 8xy?
(a) 1 (b) 0 [CDS 2020 (1)]
(c) 1/3 (d) 3  1 1 
(a)  1,  (b)  , 1
 6 6 

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  1  1  (a) 36 (b) 27
(c)  1,  (d)   ,1
 6  6  (c) 18 (d) 9

112. If (x2 –1) is a factor of ax4 + bx3 + cx2 + dx +

106. Which one of the following is a set of
e, then which one of the following is
solutions of the equation x  x if n is a correct?
x n x

[CDS 2020 (1)]

positive integer?
(a) a + b + c = d + e (b) a + b + e = c + d
[CDS 2020 (1)] (c) b + c + d = a + e (d) a + c + e = b + d
(a) {1, n2} 
(b) 1, n 
(c) {1, n} (d) {n, n2} 113. If I = a2 + b2 + c2, where a and b are
consecutive integers and c = ab, then I is:
107. If 5x+1 – 5x–1 = 600, then what is the value of [CDS 2020 (2)]
102x? (a)An even number and it is not a square of
[CDS 2020 (1)] an integer
(a) 1 (b) 1000 (b)An odd number and it is not a square of
(c) 100000 (d) 1000000 an integer
(c)Square of an even integer
(d)Square of an odd integer
108. If f(x) is divided by (x −α) (x −) where   ,
then what is the remainder?
[CDS 2020 (1)] 114. (x – a ) is divisible by (x–a), where x  a, for
n n

x  f   x  f  every:

(a) [CDS 2020 (2)]
 
(a) Natural number n
(b)
x  f   x  f  (b) Even natural number n only
 
(c) Odd natural number n only
(c)
x  f    x   f  (d) Prime number n only
 

(d)
x  f   x  f  115. If x varies as y, then which of the following
  is/are correct?
1. x2 + y2 varies as x2 – y2
109. If the area of a square is 2401x 4 + 196x2 + x
2. varies inversely as y
4, then what is its side length? y2
[CDS 2020 (1)]
(a) 49x2 + 3x + 2 (b) 49x2 – 3x + 2 3. n
x 2 y variesas 2n x 4 y2
(c) 49x2 + 2 (d) 59x2 + 2 Select the correct answer using the code
given below:
110. If x varies as yz, then y varies inversely as: [CDS 2020 (2)]
[CDS 2020 (1)] (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
x (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(a)xz (b)
z
z 1 116. If ab + xy – xb = 0 and bc + yz – cy = 0, then
(c) (d)
x  xz  x c
what is  equal to?
a z
[CDS 2020 (2)]
 1 
111. If  x 8  8  =47, what is the value of y b
 x  (a) (b)
b y
 6 1 
x  6  ? (c) 1 (d) 0
 x 
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117. If (p + 2) (2q – 1) = 2pq – 10 and (p – 2) (2q – 124. How many pairs of (x, y) can be chosen
1) = 2pq – 10, then what is pq equal to? from the set {2, 3, 6, 8, 9} such that
[CDS 2020 (2)] x y
  2 , where x  y ?
(a) –10 (b) –5 y x
(c) 5 (d) 10 [CDS 2021 (1)]
(a) Zero (b) One
118. What is the value of : (c) Two (d) Three
a 2  ac a 2  c2 2c 3
   ?
a cc
2 3
a c  2ac  c
2
a c
2 3 2 2 ac
125. How many terms are there in following
[CDS 2020 (2)] product?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a1 + a2 + a3) (b1 + b2 + b3 + b4)
ac 6 (c1 + c2 + c3 + c4 + c5)
(c) 2 (d)
a c 2
ac [CDS 2021 (1)]
(a) 15 (b) 30
119. What is the square root of 4x + 8x – 4x +
4 3 (c) 45 (d) 60
1?
[CDS 2020 (2)] 126. What is the remainder when 27 –15 is
27 27

(a) 2x2 – 2x – 1 (b) 2x2 – x – 1 divided by 6?

(c) 2x2 + 2x + 1 (d) 2x2 + 2x –1 [CDS 2021 (1)]
(a) 0 (b) 1
x y z (c) 3 (d) 4
120. If   , then which one of the
b  c c a b a
127. If a + b + c = 0 then which of the following
following is correct?
are correct?
[CDS 2020 (2)]
1. a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc
(a) x + y + z = 0 (b) x – y – z = 0
2. a2 + b2 + c2 = –2 (ab + bc + ca)
(c) x + y – z = 0 (d) x + 2y + 3z = 0
3. a3 + b3 + c3 = – 3ab (a + b)
Select the correct answer using the code
121. 1–x – xn + xn+1, where n is a natural
given below:
number, is divisible by:
[CDS 2021 (1)]
[CDS 2020 (2)]
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(a) (1+x)2 (b) (1–x)2
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1– 2x – x2 (d) 1 + 2x – x2

122. 4x3 + 12x2 – x – 3 is divisible by: 3q  2  3q  2

128. If p= , then what is the
[CDS 2021 (1)] 3q  2  3q  2
(a) (2x + 1) only
(b) (2x –1) only value of p2 – 3pq + 2?
(c) Both (2x +1) and (2x –1) [CDS 2021 (1)]
(d) Neither (2x +1) nor (2x –1) (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
x y x y
123. If   a  b and 2  2  2 , then what is
a b a b b  b 2  2bx
x y 129. What is the value of x, if:  a?
 equal to? b  b 2
 2bx
a 2 b2
[CDS 2021 (1)]
[CDS 2021 (1)]
(a) –2 (b) –1 (a)
ab
(b)
2ab
(c) 0 (d) 1 a  b  a  1
2ab ab
(c) (d)
 a  1 2
a  b 2

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130. For how many real values of k is 6kx 2 + 8x 4x x  1 x 1
135. What is  2   equal to?
12kx – 24x + 16 a perfect square for every 1 x 4
x 1 x 1 x 1
integer x? [CDS 2021 (1)]
[CDS 2021 (1)] (a) 0 (b) 1
(a) Zero (b) One (c) 2 (d) 4
(c) Two (d) Four
136. If x(x–1) (x–2) (x–3) + 1 = k2, then which one
1 5 1 of the following is a possible expression for
131. If x +  , then what is x4 – 4 equal to?
x 2 x k?
[CDS 2021 (1)] [CDS 2021 (1)]
195 255 (a) x – 3x + 1
2 (b) x – 3x – 1
2
(a) (b)
16 16 (c) x2 + 3x – 1 (d) x2 – 2x – 1
625
(c) (d) 0 137. What is
16
1 1 1
 
bc  a  b  a  c  ca  b  c  b  a  ab  c  a  c  b 
132. The expression
 x  1 x  9x  14
3 2
equal to:
 x  x  1 x  8x  7 
2 2
[CDS 2021 (1)]
simplifies to: (a) a+ b + c (c) 3
[CDS 2021 (1)] (c) ab + bc + ca (d) 0
(a) (x–1) (b) (x–2)
(c) (x–7) (d) (x + 2) 138. If n is any natural number, then 52n – 1 is
always divisible by how many natural
133. What should be added to numbers?
[CDS 2021 (1)]
1 2x  5
to get ? (a)One (b) Four
 x  2  x  4   
x 2  5x  6  x  4 
(c) Six (d) Eight
[CDS 2021 (1)]
1 1 139. Which one of the following is a factor of the
(a) (b)

x  7x  12
2
  
x  7x  12
2 polynomial (x–1) (x–2) (x–4) – 90?
[CDS 2021 (2)]
1 1 (a) x + 14 (b) x – 14
(c) (d)

x 2  7x  12   
x 2  7x  12 (c) x – 6 (d) x – 7

140. What is the sum of linear factors (in x and

134. Consider the following statements: y) of the expression 2x2 + xy – 3y2?
1.If x is directly proportional to z and y is [CDS 2021 (2)]
directly proportional to z, then (x 2 – y2) is (a) 2x–3y (b) 3x –2y
directly proportional to z2 ? (c) 3x + 2y (d) 2x + 3y
2.If x is inversely proportional to z and y is
inversely proportional to z, then (xy) is 141. If  +  +  =  +  +  , then what is (1–
inversely proportional to z2 ? ) (1–)(1–) equal to?
Which of the above statements is/are [CDS 2021 (2)]
correct? (a) 1– (b) 1+
[CDS 2021 (1)] (c) 2 + 2 +  2 (d) (–) (–) ( –)
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
8 48 3
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 142. If 96 – 64a3 +   t = 0, then what is
a6 a3
a2t + 4a3 equal to?

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 [CDS 2021 (2)] ay  bx cx  az bz  cy
(a) 0 (b) 1 148. If   , then which of
(c) 2 (d) 3
c b a
the following is/are correct?

x2  8  x2  2x  4 x y
1. 
143. If A + B = and A  B  ; a b
x2 x2
x yz z
then what is B equal to? 2. 
[CDS 2021 (2)] abc c
Select the correct answer using the code
x 4
2
x2  4 given below:
(a) (b)
x  4x  4
2
x 2  4x  4 [CDS 2021 (2)]
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
2x 2  7 x  3 2x 2  7 x  3 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) (d)
2x 1 2x 1
149. If 2x – 3y – 7 = 0, then what is the value of
x 4 8x3 – 36x2y + 54xy2 – 27 y3 – 340?
144. What is
x 2
y 2
x 2
 z2  +
(a) –1 (b) 0
[CDS 2021 (2)]

y4 z4 (c) 1 (d) 3

y 2

 x2 y2  x2  +
 
z 2  x2 z 2  y2 
150. Consider a question and the two
equal to? statements:
[CDS 2021 (2)] Question:
(a) –1 (b) 0 x 6  y6 x4  y4
Is 4 always greater than 2 (x  y
(c) 1 (d) x2 + y2 + z2 x  y4 x  y2
 0)?
145. If (2ab – b2) : (6a2 – ab) = 1 : 6, then what is
Statement-I: x > y
(a + b) : (a – b) equal to? Statement-II: x2 + y2 > 2xy
[CDS 2021 (2)] Which one of the following is correct in
(a) 3 only (b) 5 only respect of the question and the statements?
(c) –3 or 3 (d) –5 or 5 [CDS-2022-1]
(a)Statement-I alone is required to answer
x y z the question
146. If    k , then (b)Statement-II alone is required to answer
bca bca abc
the question
what is:
(c)Both Statements-I & II are required to
x2 + y2 + z2 – 2xy – 2yz + 2zx equal to? answer the question.
[CDS 2021 (2)] (d)Both Statement-I nor statement-II is
(a) k2 (a2 + b2 + c2) (b) k2 (a2 – b2 + c2) required to answer the question.
(c) k2 (a + b + c)2 (d) k2 (a – b + c)2
1 5
147. Consider the following inequalities: 151. If x +  then what is the value of the
x 2
a2  b2 a  b
1. 2  where a > b > 0 following?
5x
a  b2 a  b 7 x  3x  7
2

a 3  b3 a 2  b2 [CDS-2022-1]
2.  only when a > b > 0 5
a 2  b2 ab (a)
3
(b)
Which of the above is/are correct? 7 12
[CDS 2021 (2)] 3 10
(c) (d)
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only 14 29
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
1 1
152. If a + b = 2, 𝑎
+ 𝑏 = 2 then what is the value
of a3 + b3 ?
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 (a) 2 (b) 4 Which one of the following is correct in
(c) 6 (d) 8 respect of the question and the statements?
[CDS-2022-1]
153. If 43x + 47y = (2021)2, x  0, y  0, then (a)Statement-I alone is required to answer
what is the value of the following? the question
4 xy  x  y (b)Statement-II alone is required to answer
2 xy  x  y the question
(c)Both Statements-I & II are required to
[CDS-2022-1] answer the question.
(a) 5 (b) 15 (d)Both Statement-I nor statement-II is
(c) 25 (d) 45 required to answer the question.
160. If x2 = 17x + y and y2 = x + 17y, x  y, then
xy 1
154. If  ; (x > 0, y > 0), then what what is the value of x 2  y 2  1 ?
x yy x x
𝑥 [CDS-2022-1]
is the value of ?
𝑦 (a) 17 (b) 19
[CDS-2022-1] (c) 23 (d) 27
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 8 Consider the following for the next two
(02) items that follow:
155. If x = 7 + 4 3, then what is the value of 6 25
Consider 6x2 – 25x + 2   12  0
1 x x
𝑥+ ?
x 1
161. What is one of the possible values of x– ?
[CDS-2022-1] x
(a) 1 (b) 2 [CDS 2022 (II)]
(c) 3 (d) 4 1 3
(a) (b)
2 2
156. What is the value of the following? 5
5.43  0.064 (c) 2 (d)
2
5.42  2.16  0.16
[CDS-2022-1] 162. What is one of the possible values of x +
2

(a) 4 (b) 4.4 1

?
(c) 5 (d) 5.4 x2
[CDS 2022 (II)]
157. If  x  1  x 2   y  1  y 2   1 , where x and y
62
(a) 6 (b)
   9
are real numbers, then what is the value of 82
(x + y)2? (c) 8 (d)
9
[CDS-2022-1]
(a) 0 (b) 1 163. If bc + cd = 2bd and a + c = 2b, then which
(c) 4 (d) 9 one of the following is correct?
[CDS 2022 (II)]
158. If x = 9999, then what is the value of the (a) ab – cd = 0 (b) ac – bd = 0
following? (c) ad – bc = 0 (d) ad + bc = 0
4x 3  x
2x  16x  3 164. If x = b + c, y = c + a, z = a + b, then what is
[CDS-2022-1] (x + y + z)3 – 24xyz equal to?
(a) 1111 (b) 2222 [CDS 2022 (II)]
(c) 3333 (d) 6666 (a) a3 + b3 + c3 (b) 2 (a3 + b3 + c3)
(c) 8(a3 + b3 + c3) (d)none of the above
159. Consider a question and two statements:
Question: a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ca (a, b, c 165. If p is the difference between a number and
are distinct real numbers), always positive? its reciprocal and q is the difference
Statement-I: a > b > c between the square of the same number
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 and the square of its reciprocal, then what (c – a)3 + c2 (a – b)3
is p4 + 4p2 equal to? Which of the statements given above is/are
[CDS 2022 (II)] correct?
(a) 4q (b) 8q [CDS 2022 (II)]
(c) 4q2 (d) q2 (a) only 1 (b) only 2
(c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
166. If x = 2 + 21/2, then what is the value of x4 +
16x–4 ? 173. What is
[CDS 2022 (II)] 1 1 1
 
(a) 152 (b) 144 x x  y x  z  yy  z y  x  zz  x z  y 
(c) 136 (d) 132
equal to?
[CDS 2022 (II)]
167. Consider the following statements:
(a) 0 (b) 1
1. x4 (y–z) + y4 (z–x) + z4(x–y) is positive if x
> y > z. 1 1
(c) (d) –
2. x4 (y–z) + y4 (z–x) + z4(x–y) is negative if x xy z xy z
< y < z.
Which of the above statements is/are 174. How many of the following values of x
correct? would satisfy the equation qx2–2px+q = 0?
[CDS 2022 (II)]
pq  pq
(a) only 1 (b) only 2 1. x= , where p > q
(c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2 pq  pq

p  p2  q 2
x 6  24x 4  144x 2 2. x= , where p > q
168. What is equal to?
x 4 3x  12 x  2 3
2

2
 pq
q

[CDS 2022 (II)] 3. x= , where p > q

(a) x2 (b) x2–2 pq
(c) x2 + 2 3 (d) x2 –2 3 Select the correct answer using the code
given below:
ab cd [CDS 2022 (II)]
169. If  where a  c, then which one
bc da (a) only one value (b) only two values
of the following is correct? (c) all three values (d) none
[CDS 2022 (II)]
175. Consider the question and two statements
(a) a + b = c + d (b) a + c = b + d given below:
(c) a – b – c + d = 0 (d) a + b + c + d = 0 Question: Is (xn + yn) divisible by (x + y)?
Statement-1: n is a natural number.
170. If (a3 + b3) is proportional to (a2 – b2), then Statement-2: n is an even natural number.
(a2 – ab + b2) is proportional to: Which one of the following is correct in
[CDS 2022 (II)] respect of the question and the statements?
(a) (a – b) (b) (a + b) [CDS 2022 (II)]
(c) (a + ab + b) (d) (a3 – b2) (a)Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer
the question
x  20  x  1 7 (b)Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer
171. If  , then what is the the question
x  20  x  1 3
(c)Both statement-1 and statement-2 are
value of x  20x  1 ? sufficient to answer the question
[CDS 2022 (II)] (d)Both statement-1 and statement-2 are
(a) 8 (b) 9 not sufficient to answer the question
(c) 10 (d) 12
176. Consider the question and two statements
172. Consider the following statements: given below:
1. (ab + bc + ca) is a factor of a2 (b – c)3 + b2 Let x and y be two real numbers.
(c – a)3 + c2 (a – b)3 Question: Is xy > 0?
2. (a + b + c) is a factor of a2 (b – c)3 + b2 Statement-1: x8 y9 < 0.

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 Statement-2: x9 y10 < 0 (c) 2(ab+bc+ca) (d) 3(ab+bc+ca)
Which one of the following is correct in
respect of the question and the statements? 183. The cube root of x varies inversely as the
[CDS 2022 (II)] square root of y. x = 8 when y = 3. What is
(a)Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the value of x when y = 3 3 ?
the question [CDS-2023 (2)]
(b)Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer (a) 18 (b) 21
the question (c) 24 (d) 27
(c)Both statement-1 and statement-2 are
sufficient to answer the question
x 2  y 2  z 2  2 yz x 2  y 2  z 2  2 yz
(d)Both statement-1 and statement-2 are 184. What is 2 2 2  equal
x  y  z  2xy x 2  y 2  z 2  2xz
not sufficient to answer the question
to?
177. Consider the following statements in [CDS-2023 (2)]
respect of the polynomial 1 – x – x + x , n n+1 x y  z
(a) (b)
where n is a natural number: xyz xyz
1.It is divisible by 1 – 2x + x2 2x 2 y  2z
(c) (d)
2.It is divisible by 1 – xn xyz xyz
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? 185. If a, b, c, x, y, z are real numbers such that
[CDS – 2023 (1)] (a + b + c)2 – 3(ab + bc + ca) + 3(x2 + y2 + z2)
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only = 0, then which one of the following is
(c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2 correct?
[CDS-2023 (2)]

178. If x = a + b +
a  b and y  a  b  ab ,
2 (a) a = b = c, x = y = z  0
(b) a = b = c = 0, x = y = z
4a  4b 4 ab
(c) a = b = c, x = y = z = 0
then what is the value of (x–a)2 – (y – b)2?
[CDS – 2023 (1)] (d) a  b  c, x = y = z = 0
(a) a2 (b) b2
(c) ab (d) a2b2 Consider the following for the next two
items that follow:
Mark option (a) if the question can be
3 1 3 1 answered by using one of the statements
179. If x = and y  ,then what is the
3 1 3 1 alone, but cannot be answered using the
value x3 – y3 ? other statement alone.
[CDS – 2023 (1)]
(a) 60 (b) 453 Mark option (b) if the question can be
(c) 303 (d) 90 answered by using either statements alone.

a2 b2 c2
Mark option (c) if the question canbe
180. If p = ,q  ,r  , answered by using both the statements
b  cc  a  c  ba  b a  cb  c
together, but cannot be answered using
then what is (p + q + r)2 equal to?
either statement alone.
[CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 9 (b) 4
Mark option (d) if the question cannot be
(c) 1 (d) 0
answered even by using both the
statements together.
181. Which one of the following is a factor of a2–
b2–c2 + 2bc + a + b – c?
186. Question: Are x, y, z equal, where x, y, z are
[CDS-2023 (2)]
real numbers?
(a) a + b + c + 1 (b) a – b – c + 1
Statement I:
(c) a + b + c –1 (d) a – b + c + 1
x2 +y2 + z2 – xy – yz – zx = 0
Statement II:
182. If 2s = a + b + c, then what is s2 + (s–a) (s–b)
x3 + y3 + z3 – 3xyz = 0
+ (s–b) (s–c) + (s–c) (s–a) equal to?
[CDS-2023 (2)]
187. Question: What is the ratio x : y : z equal to
(a) (a+b+c)2 (b) ab + bc + ca
if x, y, z  0?

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 Statement I: (c) ad = bc (d) ad + bc = 0
xz z

193. If x = 97 + 563, then what is the value of
y x 4x  1
?
Statement II: 4x

zy x

[CDS-2023 (2)]
x z (a) 7 (b) 6
(c) 5 (d) 4
188. If a2–bc = , b2 – ac = , c2 – ab = , then
a  b  c
what is equal to? 194. If x  a  b  ab  
  y a  b 
ab 
 and x+y=2a3,
a  b  c       ab  ab
[CDS-2023 (2)] then what is x–y equal to?
(a) a + b – c (b) a – b + c [CDS-2023 (2)]
(c) – a + b + c (d) 1 (a) –2b3 (b) –2ab3
(c) 2b3 (d) 2ab3
189. If (x – 1)3 is a factor of x4 + x3 + x2 + x –
1, then the other factor will be: 195. Which one of the following is a factor of
[CDS-2023 (2)] 33x3 + 22y3 – 18xy + 66?
(a) x + 1 (b) x – 3 [CDS-2023 (2)]
(c) x + 2 (d) x (a) 3x + 2y – 3
(b) 3x + 2y – 6
190. If
2a 4b 3c
  , then what is the value of (c) 3x2 + 2y2 –18x – 12y – 6xy + 6
3 5 4 (d) 3x2 + 2y2 +18x + 12y – 6xy + 6
18 2 2
a  c  b2 ?
a 196. If xn –pyn + qzn is divisible by x2 + abyz – bzx
[CDS-2023 (2)] p q
– axy, then what is n  n equal to?
(a) 3 5 (b) 355 a b
(c) 375 (d) 3 15 [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) –1 (b) 0
191. Consider the following statements: (c) 1 (d) 2
1.If (a+b) is directly proportional to (a–b),
then (a2+b2) is directly proportional to ab Consider the following for the next two
2.If a is directly proportional to b, then (02) items that follow:
(a2–b2) is directly proportional to ab. Let p=x4–y2z2, q=y4–z2x2, r=z4–x2y2
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? 197. What is px2+qy2+rz2 equal to?
[CDS-2023 (2)] [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) (x 2+y2 +z2) (p+q+r) (c) –(x2+y2+z2) (p+q+r)

(c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2 (c) (y2+z2+x2) (p–q–r) (d) (x2+y2–z2) (p–q–r)

192. If (3a + 6b + c + 2d)  (3a – 6b – c + 2d) = 198. What is x (px +qy +rz )+qr–p equal to?
2 2 2 2 2

(3a – 6b + c – 2d)  (3a – c – 2d), then which [CDS-2023 (2)]

one of the following is correct? (a) 0 (b) 1
[CDS-2023 (2)] (c) p+q+r (d) x2+y2+z2
(a) ab = cd (b) ac = bd

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 ANSWER KEY
1. c 2. d 3. d 4. c 5. a 6. c 7. a 8. d 9. b 10. b
11. c 12. c 13. d 14. c 15. b 16. d 17. c 18. b 19. b 20. b
21. a 22. c 23. c 24. a 25. a 26. c 27. b 28. d 29. d 30. b
31. c 32. c 33. c 34. a 35. c 36. c 37. b 38. c 39. c 40. a
41. a 42. d 43. d 44. a 45. b 46. c 47. a 48. a 49. a 50. c
51. d 52. b 53. c 54. a 55. c 56. c 57. c 58. b 59. d 60. c
61. a 62. a 63. b 64. c 65. c 66. c 67. d 68. a 69. b 70. c
71. c 72. d 73. a 74. c 75. a 76. b 77. d 78. a 79. b 80. c
81. a 82. a 83. a 84. b 85. b 86. d 87. a 88. b 89. d 90. c
91. a 92. d 93. c 94. c 95. c 96. d 97. c 98. a 99. a 100. a
101. c 102. a 103. c 104. a 105. b 106. b 107. d 108. c 109. c 110. c
111. c 112. d 113. d 114. a 115. b 116. c 117. c 118. d 119. d 120. b
121. b 122. c 123. c 124. a 125. d 126. a 127. c 128. b 129. c 130. c
131. b 132 b 133. a 134 c 135 a 136 a 137. d 138. d 139 d 140. c
141. a 142. c 143. c 144. c 145. d 146. c 147. c 148 c 149. d 150. d
151. d 152. a 153. a 154. c 155. d 156. c 157. a 158. c 159. a 160. a
161. b 162. d 163. c 164. c 165. d 166. c 167. c 168. a 169. d 170. a
171. c 172. a 173. c 174. b 175. b 176. d 177. c 178. b 179. c 180. c
181. d 182. b 183. c 184. c 185. b 186. a 187. c 188. d 189. a 190. b
191. c 192. c 193. d 194. c 195. c 196. b 197. a 198. a

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 13 LCM & HCF OF ALGEBRAIC FACTORS

PRACTICE SHEET
1. What is the HCF of polynomials (3) b + 2c = 2a + d (4) b – 2c = 2a – d
x3+3x2y+2xy2 and x4+6x3y+8x2y2?
(1) x(x+2y) (2)x(x+3y) 10. What are the values of c when the HCF of x3
(3) (x+2y (4) None of these + cx2 – x + 2c and x2 + cx – 2 over the
rational is a linear polynomial?
2. If the HCF of x3+mx2−x+2m and x2+mx−2 is (1) ± 1 (2) ± 2
a linear polynomial, then what is the value (3) ± 3 (4) ± 4
of m?
(1) 1 (2) 2 11. If the HCF of x3 – 27 and x3 + 4x2 + 12x + k
(3) 3 (4) 4 is a quadratic polynomial, then what is the
value of k ?
(1) 27 (2) 9
3. What is the HCF of (x2+bx−x−b) and
(3) 3 (d) – 3
x2+x(a−1) −a ?
(1) x+b(b) (2) x+a 12. What is the LCM of 3(a3 – b3) and 11(a4 – b4)
(3) x+1(d) (4) x−1 ?
(1) 33(a3 – b3) (a2 + b2) (a + b)
4. If the HCF of x2+x−12 and 2x2−kx−9 is x−k, (2) (a3 – b3) (a2 + b2) (a – b)
then what is the value of k? (3) 33(a – b) (a2 + b2 – ab) (a3 – b3)
(1) −3 (2) 3 (4) 33(a3 – b3) (a4 – b4)
(3) −4 (4) 4
13. I. The HCF of x + y and x10 – y10 is x + y.
5. What is the LCM of (6x3 + 60x2+150x) and II. The HCF of x + y and x10 + y10 is x + y.
(3x4+12x3−15x2) ? III. The HCF of x – y and x10 + y10 is x – y.
IV. The HCF of x – y and x10 – y10 is x – y.
(1) 6x2(x+5)2(x−1) (2) 3x2(x+5)2(x−1)
Which of the statement given above are
(3) 6x2(x+5)2(x−1)2 (4) 3x2(x+5)(x−1)2 correct?
(1) I and II (2) II and III
6. What is the LCM of (x + 2)2(x – 2) and x2 – 4x (3) I and IV (4) II and IV
– 12?
(1) (x + 2) (x – 2) 14. If f (x) and g (x) are two polynomials with
(2) (x + 2)3 (x – 2) (x – 6) integral co-efficient which vanish at x = 1/2,
(3) (x + 2) (x – 2)2 then what is the factor of HCF of f (x) and g
(4) (x + 2)2 (x – 2) (x – 6) (x)?
(1) x – 1 (2) x – 2
7. What is the value of k for which the HCF of (3) 2x – 1 (4) 2x + 1
2x2 + kx – 12 and x2 + x – 2k – 2 is (x + 4) ?
(1) 5 (2) 7
15. What is the HCF of 4x3 + 3x2y – 9xy2 + 2y3
(3) 10 (4) – 4
and x2 + xy – 2y2
(1) x – 2y (2) x – y
8. What is the LCM of (x2 – y2 – z2 – 2yz), (x2 – (3) (x + 2y) (x – y) (4) (x – 2y) (x – y)
y2 + z2+ 2xz) and (x2 + y2 – z2 – 2xy)?
(a) (x + y + z) (x + y – z) (x – y + z)
16. The HCF of two polynomials p(x) and q(x) is
(b) (x + y + z) (x – y – z) (x – y + z)
2x (x + 2) and LCM is 24x (x + 2)2(x – 2). If
(c) (x + y + z) (x + y – z) (x – y – z)
p(x) = 8x3 + 32x2 + 32x, then what is q(x)
(d) (x + y – z) (x – y – z) (x – y + z)
equal to?
(1) 4x3 – 16x (2) 6x3 – 24x
9. If (x + 2) is the HCF of x2 + ax + b and x2 + cx (3) 12x + 24x
3 (4) 12x3 – 24x
+ d) then which one of the following is
correct?
17. What is the HCF of (x4 – x2 – 6) and (x4 – 4x2
(1) a + c = b + d (2) 2a + b = 2c + d
+ 3)?

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 (1) x2 – 3 (2) x + 2 19. What is the HCF of the polynomials x4 – 3x +
(3) x + 3 (4) x2 + 3 2, x3 – 3x2 + 3x – 1 and x4 – 1?
(1) x – 1 (2) x + 1
18. What is the LCM of a3b – ab3, a3b2 + a2b3 (3) x2 – 1 (4) None of these
and ab (a + b)?
(1) a2b2 (a2 – b2) (2) ab (a2 – b2) 20. What is the HCF of (x2 – x – 6) and (x2 – 4x +
(3) a2b2 + ab3 (4) a3b3(a2 – b2) 3)?
(1) x2 – 3 (2) x + 2
(3) x − 3 (4) x2 + 3

ANSWER KEY
1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (4) 4. (2) 5. (1) 6. (4) 7. (1) 8. (2) 9. (3) 10. (1)
11. (2) 12. (1) 13. (3) 14. (3) 15. (3) 16. (2) 17. (1) 18. (1) 19. (1) 20. (3)

CDS PYQ
1. What is the HCF of the polynomials x3+8, (a) (a2x2 –b2) (a + bx)
x2+5x+6 and x3+2x2+4x+8? (b) (a2x2 –b2) (a + bx)2
[CDS 2013(I)] (c) (a2x2 –b2) (a – bx)
(a) x+2 (b) x+3
(d) (a2x2 –b2) (a – bx)2
(c) (x+2)2 (d) None of these
8. What is the highest common factor of 2x 3 +
2. The LCM of (x3−x2−2x) and (x3+x2) is x2 – x – 2 and 3x3 – 2x2 + x – 2?
[CDS 2013(I)]
[CDS 2014 (2)]
(a) x3−x2−2x (b) x2+x
(c) x4−x3−2x2 (d) x−2 (a) x–1 (b) x + 1
(c) 2x+1 (d) 2x–1
3. The HCF of (x4−y4) and (x6−y6) is
[CDS 2013(I)] 9. The HCF and LCM of two polynomials are
(a) x2−y2 (b) x−y (x+y) and (3x5+5x4y+2x3y2−3x2y3−5xy4−2y5)
(c) x3−y3 (d) x4−y4 respectively. If one root of the polynomial is
(x2−y2) , then the other polynomial is
4. What is the LCM of x2+2x−8, x3−4x2+4x and [CDS 2015(I)]
x2+4x? (a) 3x4−8x3y+10x2y2+7xy3−2y4
[CDS 2013(II)] (b) 3x4−8x3y−10x2y2+7xy3+2y4
(a) x(x+4)(x−2) 2 (b) x(x+4)(x−2) (c) 3x4+8x3y+10x2y2+7xy3+2y4
(c) x(x+4)(x+2)2 (d) x(x+4) (x−2)
2 (d) 3x4+8x3y−10x2y2+7xy3+2y4

5. What is the HCF of a2b4 + 2a2b2 and 10. If (x+1) is the HCF of Ax 2+Bx+C and
(ab)7−4a2b9? Bx2+Ax+C where A≠B, then the value of C is
[CDS 2013(II)] [CDS 2015(II)]
(a) ab (b) a b
2 3 (a) A (b) B
(c) a2b2 (d) a3b3 (c) A−B (d) 0

6. What is the HCF of 8(x5−x3+x) and 28(x6+1)? 11. The sum and difference of two expressions
[CDS 2014(I)] are 5x2−x−4 and x2+9x−10 respectively. The HCF
(a) 4(x4−x2+1) (b) 2(x4−x2+1) of the two expression will be
(c) (x4−x2+1) (d) None of these [CDS 2016(I)]
(a) (x+1) (b) (x−1)
7. What is the lowest common multiple of ab(x 2 (c) (3x+7) (d) (2x−3)
+ 1) + x (a2 + b2) and ab (x2 –1) + x (a2 – b2) ?
[CDS 2014 (2)]

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12. What is the LCM of x3+8 , x2+5x+6 and 20. If (x−k) is the HCF of x2 +ax +b and x2 +cx+
x3+4x2+4x ? d, then what is the value of k?
[CDS 2017(I)] [CDS 2021(I)]
(a) x(x+2)2(x+3)(x2−2x+4) (a) d  b (b) d  b
(b) x(x−2)2(x−3)(x2+2x+4) ca ac
(c) (x+2)2(x+3)(x2−2x+4) 
(d) (x−2)2(x−3)(x2−2x+4) (c) d b (d)  b
d
ca ca
13. The product of two non zero expressions is
21. What is the HCF of x3−19x+30 and x2−5x+6?
(x+y+z)p3. If their LCM is
[CDS 2021(I)]
[CDS 2017(II)]
(a) (x+2)(x−3) (b) (x−2)(x+3)
(a) (x+y+z) (b) (x+y+z)p2
(c) (x+2)(x−1) (d) (x−2)(x−3)
(c) (x+y+z)p5 (c) (x+y+z)p
22. What is the HCF of (x8 – y8) and (x7 – y7 +
14. If the HCF of polynomials
x5y2 – x2y5)?
f(x) = (x−1)(x2+3x+a) and
[CDS 2022 (II)]
g(x) = (x+2)(x2+2x+b) is (x2+x−2), then what
(a) (x2 + y2)
are the values of a and b respectively ?
(b) (x2 – y2)
[CDS 2017(II)]
(c) (x3 – y3 – x2y + xy2)
(a) 2,2 (b) 2, −3
(d) (x3 – y3 + x2y – xy2)
(c) −1, −3 (d) −2, −1
23. If (x + k) is the HCF of x2 + px + q and x2 +
15. HCF and LCM of two polynomials are (x+3)
qx + p, where p  q, then what is the value of
and (x3−9x2−x+105) respectively. If one of the
k?
two polynomials is x2−4x−21 , then the other is
[CDS 2022 (II)]
[CDS 2018(II)]
(a) –1 (b) 0
(a) x2−2x−21 (b) x2+2x+15 1
(c) x2−2x−15 (d) x2−x−15 (c) 2 (d) 1

16. What is the LCM of the polynomials 24. Let p(x) = x4 + x2 + 1, q(x) = x4 – 2x3 + 3x2 –
x3+3x2+3x+1, x3 + 5x2+5x +4 and x2+5x+4? 2x + 1. If GCD of p(x) and q(x) is x 2 – x + 1,
[CDS 2019(II)] then what is their LCM?
(a) (x+1)3(x+4)(x2+x+1) [CDS 2022 (II)]
(b) (x+4)(x2+x+1) (a) (x2 + x + 1) (x2 – x + 1)2
(c) (x+1)(x2+x+1) (b) (x4 + x2 + 1)2 (x2 – x + 1)
(d) (x+1)2(x+4)(x2+x+1 (c) (x4 + x2 + 1) (x2 + x + 1)2
(d) (x4 + x2 + 1) (x2 – x + 1)2
17. If (x+k) is the HCF of x2+5x+6 and x2+8x+15,
then what is the value of k 25. What is the HFC of acx3 + bcx2 + adx2 +
[CDS 2020(I) acdx + bdx + bcd and adx 3 + acx3 + bdx2 +
(a) 5 (b) 3 bcx + acdx + bcd if HCF (c, d)=1, c  d?
(c) 2 (d)1 [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) bx + c (b) cx + d
18. What is the HCF of the polynomials (d) ax + d (d) ax + b
x6−3x4+3x2−1 and x3+3x2+3x+1
[CDS 2020(II)] 26. What is the LCM of x4 + x2y2 + y4, x3 + y3, x3
(a) (x+1) (b) (x+1)2 – y3?
(c) x +1
2 (d) (x+1) 3 [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) (x2 – y2) (x4 + x2y2 + y4)2
19. HCF and LCM of two polynomials are (3x+1) (b) (x2 – y2) (x4 + 2x2y2 + y4)
and (30x3+7x2−10x−3) respectively. If one of the (c) (x6 – y6)
two polynomials is 6x2+5x+1 , then the other is (d) (x6 – y6)
[CDS 2020(II)]
(a) 15x2+4x+3 (b) 15x2+4x−3
(c) 15x2−4x+3 (d) 15x2−4x−3

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1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (d)
11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (d) 20. (b)
21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. d 26. (c)

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PRACTICE SHEET-1
1. If n(A) = 115, n(B) = 326, n(A – B) = 47, then 11. If A, B and C are subsets of a given set, then
what is n(A∪B) equal to? which one of the following is relations is
(1) 373 (2) 165 (a) A∪ (A∩B) = A∪B
(3) 370 (4) 394 (b) A∩(A∪B) = A
(c) (A∩B)∪C = (A∪C)∩(B∪C)
2. If P(A) denotes the power set of A and A is (d) (A∪B)∩C = (A∩C)∪(B∩C)
the void set, then what is number of
elements in P{P{P{P(A)}}}? 12. If a set A contains 3 elements and another
(1) 0 (2) 1 set B contains 6 elements, then what is the
(3) 4 (4) 16 minimum number of elements that (A∪B)
can have ?
3. If N a = {ax | x ∈ N}, then what is N12 ∩N 8 (a) 3 (b) 6
equal to? (c) 8 (d) 9
(1) N 12 (2) N 20
(3) N 24 (4) N 48 13. If A = {x: 0 ≤ x ≤ 2} and B = {y: y is a prime
number}, then what is A∩B equal to?
4. If X = {(4n – 3n – 1) | n ∈ N} and Y = {9(n – 1) (a) ∅ (b) {1}
| n ∈ N}, then X ∪ Y equals to (c) {2} (d) {1,2}
(1) X (2) Y
(3) N (4) A null set 14. If A = {x : x is a multiple of 2}, B = { x : x is a
multiple of 5} and C = {x : x is a multiple of
5. What is the number of proper subsets of a 10}, then A ∩ {B ∩ C} is equal to:
given finite set with n elements? (a) A
(1) 2n – 1 (2) 2n – 2 (b) B
(3) 2n – 1 (4) 2n – 2 (c) C
(d) {x : x is a multiple of 100}
6. If A, B an d C are three finite sets, then [(A ∪
B) ∩ C]’ equals to 15. If S = {x : x2 + 1 = 0, x is real}, then S is:
(1) A’ ∪ B’ ∩ C’ (2) A’ ∩ B’ ∩ C’ (a) {–1} (b) {0}
(3) A’ ∩ B’ ∪ C’ (4) A ∩ B ∩ C (c) {1} (d) An empty set

7. If A and B are subsets of a set X, then what 16. Consider the following in respect of sets A
is the value of {A ∩ (X –
B)} ∪ B? and B:
(1) A ∪ B (2) A ∩ B 1. (A – B) ∪ B = A
(3) A (4) B 2. (A – B) ∪ A = A
3. (A – B) ∩ B = ϕ
8. Which one of the following is correct? 4. A ⊆ B ⇒ A ∪ B = B
(1) A ∪ P(A) = P (A) Which of the above are correct?
(2) A ∩ P(A) = A (1) 1, 2 an d 3 (2) 2, 3 an d 4
(3) A – P(A) = A (3) 1, 3 an d 4 (4) 1, 2 an d 4
(4) P(A) – {A} = P(A)
Here, P(A) denotes the power set of a set A. 17. Let S be a set of all distinct numbers of the
p
9. If A, B and C are three sets, then A – (B – C) form where p, q ∈ (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). What
equals to q
(a) A – (B ∩ C) (b) (A – B) ∪ C is the cardinality of the ser S?
(c) (A – B) ∪ (A ∩ C) (d) (A – B) ∪ (A – C) (1) 21 (2) 23
(3) 32 (d) 36
10. Let S = {2,4,6,............20}, what is the
number of subsets does S have ? 18. If A = {x : x is a multiple of 3} and B = {x : x
(a) 10 (b) 20 is a multiple of 4} and C = {x : x is a multiple
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 of 12}, then which one of the following is null 25. Let U = {x∈N : 1 ≤ x ≤ 10} be the universal
set? set, N being the set of natural numbers. If A
(1) (A\B) ∪ C (2) (A\B) \ C = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {2, 3, 6, 10}, then what
(3) (A∩B) ∩ C (4) (A∩B) \ C is the complement of (A – B)?
(a) {6, 10}
19. Which one of the following is a null set? (b) {1, 4}
(a) { 0 } (c) {2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
(b) { { {} } } (d) {5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
(c) { {} }
(d) { x | x2 + 1 = 0,x ∈ R} 26. For a set A, consider the following
statements
20. If A = {1, 3, 5, 7}, then what is the cardinality I. A ∪ P (A) = P(A)
of the power set P(A)? II. {A} ∩ P(A) = A
(1) 8 (2) 15 III. P(A) – {A} = P(A)
(3) 16 (4) 17 Where P denotes power set.
Which of the statements given above is/are
21. If A and B are any two sets, then what is the not correct?
value of A ∩ (A ∪ B)? (1) I only (2) II only
(a) Complement of A (3) III only (4) I, II and III
(b) Com plement of B
(c) B 27. If A = {a, b, c}, then what is the number of
(d) A proper subsets of A?
(a) 5 (b) 6
22. Let A = {x : x is a square of a natural number (c) 7 (d) 8
and x is less than 100} an d B is a set of even
natural numbers. What is the cardinality of 28. If A = {4n + 2| n is natural number} and B =
A ∩ B? {3n | n is a natural number}, then what is (A
(a) 4 (b) 5 ∩ B) equal to?
(c) 9 (d) None of these (1) {12n2 + 6n | n is a natural number}
(2) {24 n – 12 | n is a natural number}
23. Let U = {x ∈ N: 1 ≤ x ≤ 10} be the universal (3) {12n2 – 6n | n is a natural number}
set, N being the set of natural numbers. If A (4) {12n – 6 | n is a natural number}
= {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {2, 3, 6, 10}, then what
is the complement of (A – B)? 29. If the cardinality of a set A is 4 and that of a
(a) {6, 10} set B is 3, then what is the cardinality of the
(b) {1, 4} set A∆B?
(c) {2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} (a) 1
(d) {5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10} (b) 5
(c) 7
24. Let A = {x : x is a square of a natural number (d) Cannot be determined as the sets A and
and x is less than 100} and B is set of even B are not given.
natural numbers. What is the cardinality of
A ∩ B? 30. If A = P{1, 2}, where P denotes the power set,
(a) 4 (b) 5 then which one of the following is correct?
(c) 9 (d) None of these (a) {1, 2} ⊂ A (b) 1 ∈ A
(c) ϕ ∉ A (d) {1, 2} ∈ A

ANSWER KEY
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (d)
11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (d) 20. (c)
21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (c) 26. (d) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (d) 30. (d)

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 PRACTICE SHEET-2
1. In an examination 45% of the students pass 8. 90% of the students in a school passed in
in English, 35% pass in Hindi and 20% pass En glish, 85% passed in Mathematics and
in both. What percent of students fail in 150 students passed in both the subjects. If
both En glish and Hindi? no student failed in both the subjects, find
(a) 10% (b) 20% the total number of students.
(c) 25% (d) 40% (a) 120 (b) 220
(c) 200 (d) 300
2. In an examination 60% of the students pass
in English, 70% pass in Hindi and 40% pass 9. In an examination 75% can didates passed in
in both. What percent of students fail in En glish and 60% passed in Mathematics.
both En glish and Hindi? 25% failed in both and 240 passed the
(a) 10% (b) 20% examination. Find the total number of
(c) 25% (d) 30% candidates.
(a) 492 (b) 300
3. In an examination 70% of the candidates (c) 500 (d) 400
passed in English 80% passed in
Mathematics 10% failed in both the
10. In an examination, 35% of total students
subjects. If 144 candidates passed in both,
the total number of candidates were : failed in Hindi, 45% failed in English and
(a) 125 (b) 200 20% failed in both. Find the percentage of
those students who passed in both the
(c) 240 (d) 375
subjects?
(a) 45% (b) 35%
4. In an examination, 52% students failed in (c) 20% (d) 40%
Hindi and 42% in English. If 17% failed in
both the subjects, what percentage of
Direction (for next five): The Students of a
students passed in both the subjects?
(a) 38% (b) 33% class are offered three languages (Hindi,
(c) 23% (d) 18% En glish and French). 15 students learn all
the three language whereas 28 students do
5. In a group of students, 70% can speak not learn any language. The number of
students learning Hindi and English but not
En glish and 65% can speak Hindi. If 27% of
the students can speak none of the two French is twice the number of students
languages, then what percent of the group learning Hindi and French but not English.
The number of students learning English
can speak both the languages.
(a) 38% (b) 62% and French but not Hindi is thrice the
(c) 28% (d) 23% number of students learning Hindi and
French but not English. 23 students learn
only Hindi and 17 students learn only
6. In an examination, 35% of the candidates En glish. The total number of students
failed in Mathematics and 25% in English. If learning French is 46 and the total number
10% failed in both Mathematics and English, of students learning only French is 11.
then how much percent of candidates 11. How many students learn precisely two
passed in both the subjects? languages?
(a) 50% (b) 55% (a) 55 (b) 40
(3) 57% (d) 60% (c) 30 (d) 13

7. In an examination, 93% of students passed 12. How many students learn at least two
and 259 failed. The total number of students language?
appearing at the examination was (a) 15 (b) 30
(a) 3700 (b) 3850 (c) 45 (d) 55
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13. What is the total strength of the class? (a) 7 (b) 8
(a) 124 (b) 100 (c) 9 (d) 10
(c) 96 (d) 66
18. Consider the following statements
14. How many students learn English and
I.The number of students who have taken
French? only one subject is equal to the number of
(a) 30 (b) 43 students who have taken only two subjects.
(c) 45 (d) 73 II.The number of students who have taken at
least two subjects is four times the number
15. How many students learn at least one of students who have taken all the three
language? subjects.
(a) 45 (b) 51 Which of the above statement(s) is/are
(c) 96 (d) None of these correct?
(a) Only I (b) Only II
Direction (for next three): Read the (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
following information carefully to answer the
questions that follow. Direction for (next two): In a school, all the
In a survey of 25 students, it was found that students play at least one of the games -
15 have taken Mathematics, 12 have taken chess, carom and ta ble tennis. 60 play
Physics and 11 tak en Chemistry, 5 have chess, 50 play ta ble tennis, 48 play carom,
taken Mathematics and Chemistry, 9 have 12 play chess and carom, 15 play carom and
taken Mathematics and Physics, 4 have table tennis, 20 play ta ble tennis and chess.
taken Physics and Chemistry and 3 have 19. What can be the minimum number of
taken all the three subjects. students in the school?
16. The number of students who have taken only (a) 123 (b) 111
Physics, is (c) 95 (d) 63
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6
20. What can be the maximum number of
17. The number of students who have taken only students in the school?
two subjects, is (a) 111 (b) 123
(c) 125 (d) 135

ANSWER KEY
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (d)
11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (b)

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 CDS PYQ
1. In a school there are 30 teachers who teach [CDS 2014(I)]
Mathematics or Physics. Of these teachers, (a) 26 (b) 30
20 teach Mathematics and 15 teach Physics, (c) 35 (d) 45
5 teach both Mathematics and Physics. The
number of teachers teaching only 7. If A and B are any two non-empty subsets of
Mathematics is a set E, then what is A ∪ (A ∩ B) equal to?
[CDS 2013(I)] [CDS 2014(I)]
(a) 5 (b) 10 (a) A ∩ B (b) A ∪ B
(c) 15 (d) 20 (c) A (d) B

2. If A = {x : x is an odd integer} and B = {x : x2 – 8. If A is a non-empty subset of a set E, then

8x + 15 = 0}. Then, which one of the what is E ∪ (A ∩ ϕ) – (A – ϕ) equal to?
following is correct? [CDS 2014(I)]
[CDS 2013(I)] (a) A
(a) A = B (b) A ⊆ B (b) Com plement of A
(c) B ⊆ A (d) A ⊆ BC (c) ϕ
(d) E
3. Consider the following in respect of the sets
A and B. 9. Let A and B be finite non-empty sets with
I. (A ∩ B) ⊆ A the number of elements in A = m and
II. (A ∩ B) ⊆ B number of elements in B = n. Let m > n. If for
III. A ⊆ (A ∪ B) some integer k ≥ 1, the number of non-
Which of the above are correct? empty subsets of A = 2k + the number of
[CDS 2013(I)] non-empty subsets of B, then which one of
(a) I and II (b) II and III the following is correct?
(c) I and III (d) I, II and III [CDS 2015(I)]
(a) m = n + 2
4. The set of natural numbers is closed un der (b) m = n + 1
I. addition (c) m = n + p for some odd prime number p
II. subtraction (d) m = n + t for some composite number t
III. multiplication
IV. division 10. Let A denote the set of quadrilaterals having
Which of the above is/are correct? two diagonals equal and bisecting each
[CDS 2013(I)] other. Let B denote the set of quadrilaterals
(a) Only I (b) Both I an d III having diagonals bisecting each other at
(c) I, II and III (d) Both III and IV 90°.Then A∩B denotes
[CDS 2015(II)]
5. In a class of 110 students, x students take (a) the set of parallelograms
both Mathematics and Statistics, 2x + 20 (b) the set of rhom buses
students take Mathematics and 2x + 30 (c) the set of squares
students take Statistics. There are no (d) the set of rectangles
students who take neither Mathematics nor
Statistics. What is x equal to? 11. In a gathering of 100 people, 70 of them can
[CDS 2013(II)] speak Hindi, 60 can speak English and 30
(a) 15 (b) 20 can speak French Further, 30 of them can
(c) 25 (d) 30 speak both Hindi and English. 20 can speak
both Hindi and French. If x is the number of
6. Out of 105 students taking an examination people who can speak both En glish and
En glish and Mathematics, 80 students pass French, then which one of the following is
in English, 75 students pass in Mathematics correct? (Assume that everyone can speak at
10 students fail in both the subjects. How least one of the three languages)
many students fail in only one subject? [CDS 2016(I)]

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 (a) 9 < x ≤ 30 (b) 0 ≤ x < 8 What is the percentage of students passing
(c) x = 9 (d) x = 8 in both the subje cts?
[CDS 2017(II)]
12. A is a set of positive integers such that when (a) 0 (b) 20
divided by 2, 3, 4, 5 an d 6 leaves the (c) 30 (d) 40
remainder 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. How
many integers betwee n 0 and 100 belong to 19. In an examination 50% of can didates failed
the set A? in English, 40% failed in Hindi and 15%
[CDS 2016(II)] failed in both the subjects. The percentage of
(a) No integer (b) One candidates who passed in both English and
(c) Two (d) Three Hindi is:
[CDS 2018(II)]
13. In the quadratic equation x2 + ax + b = 0, a (a) 20% (b) 25%
and b can take any value from the set {1, 2, (c) 60% (d) 75%
3, 4}. How many pairs of values of a and b
are possible in order that the quadratic 20. Out of 85 children playing ba dminton or
equation has real roots? table tennis or both, the total number of
[CDS 2016(II)] girls in the group is 70% of the total number
(a) 6 (b) 7 of boys in the group. The number of boys
(c) 8 (d) 16 playing only ba dminton is 50% of the
number of boys an d the total number of
14. Let A = {7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12} and B = {7, 10, boys playing ba dminton is 60% of the total
14, 15}. What is the number of elements in number of boys. The number of children
(A–B) an d (B–A) respectively? playing only table tennis is 40% of the total
[CDS 2016(II)] number of children and a total of 12
(a) 2 and 4 (b) 4 an d 2 children play ba dminton and ta ble tennis
(c) 2 an d 2 (d) 4 an d 4 both. The number of girls playi ng only
ba dminton is
15. Let S be a set of first ten natural numbers. [CDS 2018(II)]
What is the possible number of pairs (a, b) (a) 14 (b) 16
where a, b E S an d a ≠ b such that the (c) 17 (d) 35
product a b (>12) leaves remainder 4 when
divided by 12 ? 21. In a class of 60 boys, there are 45 boys who
[CDS 2016(II)] play chess and 30 boys who play carom. If|
(a) 4 (b) 6 every boy of the class plays at least one of
(c) 8 (d) 10 the two games, then how many boys play
carom only?
16. If A = (x : x is a multiple of 7), [CDS 2018(II)]
B = (x : x is a multiple of 5) an d (a) 30 (b) 20
C = (x : x is a multiple of 35), then which one (c) 15 (d) 10
of the following is a null set ?
[CDS 2017(I)] Consider the following for the next 04
(a) (A – B) ∪ C (b) (A– B) – C (four) items that follow:
(c) (A ∩ B) ∩ C (d) (A ∩ B) – C In an examination of Class XII, 55%
students passed in Biology, 62% passed in
17. Which one of the following is a correct Physics, 60% passed in Chemistry, 25%
statement? passed in Physics and Biology, 30% passed
[CDS 2017(II)] in Physics and Chemistry, 28% passed in
(a) {x : x + 5 = 5} = ϕ Biology an d Chemistry. Only 2% failed in all
(b) {x : x + 5 = 5} = {0} the subjects.
(c) {x : x + 5 = 5} = 0 [CDS 2018(II)]
(d) {x : x + 5 = 5} = {ϕ} 22. What percentage of students passed in all
the three subjects?
18. In an examination, 35% students failed in (a) 6 (b) 5
Hindi, 45% students failed in English and (c) 4 (d) 3
20% students failed in both the subjects.

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23. What percentage of students passed in failed in Mathematics only; 15 failed in both
exactly one subject? En glish and Hin di; 17 failed in both Hindi
(a) 21 (b) 23 and Mathematics; 17 failed in both
(c) 25 (d) 27 Mathematics, English; 5 failed in all three
tests.
24. If the number of students is 360, then how 29. What is the percentage of candidates who
many passed in at least two subjects? failed in at least two subjects?
(a) 270 (b) 263 [CDS 2022(I)]
(c) 265 (d) 260 (a) 5.4% (b) 6.4%
(c) 6.8% (d) 7.8%
25. What is the ratio of number of students who
passed in both Physics and Chemistry to 30. What is the percentage of candidates who
number of students who passed in both failed in only one subject?
Biology an d Physics but not Chemistry? [CDS 2022(I)]
(a) 7:10 (b) 10:7 (a) 28% (b) 31%
(c) 9:7 (d) 7:9 (c) 35.8% (d) 38.8%

26. In an examination, 52% candi dates failed in 31. What is the percentage of candidates who
En glish and 42% failed in Mathematics. If failed in at least one subject?
17% failed in both the subjects, then what [CDS 2022(I)]
percent passed in both subjects? (a) 31% (b) 35.4%
[CDS 2019(I)] (c) 38.8% (d) 41.5%
(a) 77 (b) 58
(c) 48 (d) 23 32. How many candidates passed in two or
more subjects?
27. If X = {a, { b}, c} , Y = {{a}, b, c} an d Z = {a, b, [CDS 2022(I)]
{c}} , then (X∩Y)∩Z equals to (a) 461 (b) 405
[CDS 2019(II)] (c) 345 (d) 306
(a) (a, b, c] (b) {{a}, {b}, {c}}
(c) {ϕ} (d) ϕ 33. Let X = {x|x=2 + 4k, where k = 0, 1, 2,
3,….24}. Let S be a subset of X such that
28. In a competitive examination, 250 students the sum of no two elements of S is 100.
have registered. Out of these, 50 students What is the maximum possible number of
have registered for Physics, 75 students for elements is S?
Mathematics and 35 students for both [CDS – 2023 (1)]
Mathematics and Physics. What is the (a) 10 (b) 11
number of students who have registered (c) 12 (d) 13
neither for Physics nor for Mathematics?
[CDS 2020(I)] 34. In a party of 150 persons, 75 persons take
(a) 90 (b) 100 tea, 60 persons take coffee and 50 persons
(c) 150 (d) 160 take milk. 15 of them take both tea and
coffee, but no one taking milk takes tea. If
Direction: Consider the following for the each person in the party takes at least one
four (04) ite ms that follow: drink, then what is the number of persons
500 candidates appeared in an examination taking milk only.
comprising tests in English, Hindi and [CDS – 2023 (1)]
Mathematics. 30 candidates failed in (a) 50 (b) 40
En glish only; 75 failed in Hindi only; 50 (c) 30 (d) 20

ANSWER KEY
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (b) 20. (a)
21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (d) 28. (d) 29. (d) 30. (b)
31. (c) 32. (a) 33. d 34. c

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PRACTICE SHEET
1. The value of log40 is (1) 4/5 (2) 5/4
(1) 1.6020 (2) 1.2020 (3) 2/5 (4) 5/2
(3) 1.94 (4) 1.3256
1
12. What is the value of 2 log8 2  log3 9?
2. The value of log 8 is equivalent to 3
(1) log12 + log 4 − log 8 (a)0 (b)1
(2) log16 + log 6 − log 8 (c)2 (d)1/3
(3) log6 + log 4 − log 2
(4) log12 + log 4 − log 6
13. What is the value of log2 (log3 81)?
3. Which one of the following is not correct (a) 2 (b) 3
(1) log1= 0 (2) loge10 = 1 (c) 4 (d) 9
(3) log1010=1 (4) log0.10.1 = 1
 1 
14. What is log (a  a 2  1)  log   equal
4. In y = logex, value of x can never be
 a  a 1 
2

(1) 2 (2) 1/2

(3) −1 (4) 1.6 to?
(a) 1 (b) 0
5. The value of log 64 is 1
(c)2 (d)
(1) 1.7658 (2) 1.8060 2
(3) 1.2365 (4) 1.2546
15. What is the value of:
6. If log5 = k and log 125 = t , then which of
the following relation is correct ? 9  27   3
log10    log10    log10   ?
(1) k = t3 (2) k = 3t 8  32  4
(3) t = 3k (4) t = k3 (a)3 (b)2
(c)1 (d)0
16 25 81
7. The value of 7 log +5log + 3log is :
15 24 80 16. If log3 log3 [log3 x] = log3 3, then what is the
(1) 0.3010 value of x?
(b) 0.3512 (a)3a (b)27
(3) 0.412 (c)39 (d)327
(d) None of the above
17. What is the least integral value of 2log10
70
8. The value of log  log
22 7
 log is: xlogx(0.01)?
33 135 18 (1) 0 (2) 2
(given log 2 = 0.3010 , log 3 = 0.4771) (3) 4 (4) 8
(a) 0.0512 (b) 0.4213
(c) 0.3010 (d) None of these 18. What is the value of log a log c 1/3 b log a 1/4 c ?
b    
(1) 12 (2) 24
9. log25 625  log31 961  log29 841  ? (3) 1/12 (4) 1/2
(a) 2 (b) 6
(c) 0 (d) 4
19. The number of solutions of log2 (x1) = 2log2
10. If log x + log y = log (x + y) then : (x3):
(a) x = y (b) xy = 1 (a) 2 (b) 1
x 1 x (c) 6 (d) 7
(c) y  (d) y 
x x 1
e
log10 tan1log10 tan 2........log10 tan89
20. The value of
11. The value of 22  log 5 is equal to:
2
is equal to:

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 (a) 0 (b) 1 26. If log r p = 2, log r q = 3 then the value of log
1 p q is
(c) e (d)
e (1) 1/3 (2) 2/3
(3) 3/2 (4) 6
21. What is the value of log100 0.1?
(1) 1/2 (b) −1/2
27. If log8 x + log4 x + log2 x = 11, then the value
(3) −2 (4) 2
of x is
1 1 1 (1) 128 (2) 16
22. The value of   (3) 32 (4) 64
1  log c ab 1  log b ac 1  log c ab
(1) 0 ( 2) 1
(3) abc (4) a + b + c 28. 52 log5 4 is equal to
(1) 8 (2) 64
1 1 1 (3) 16 (4) 5
23. The value of  
log xy xyz log yz xyz log xz xyz
29. x triples every second. How will log2x change
(1) xyz (2) 2
every second?
(3) 0 (4) 1
(1) It will double every second
(2) It will triple every second
24. If log4 x + log2 x = 6, then the value of x is ? (3)It increases by constant amount every
(1) 16 (2) 4 second
(3) 2 (4) 1 (4) None of these

25. What is the value of [log10(5log10100)]2 ? 30. What is log81 243 equal to?
(1) 4 (2) 3 (1) 0.75 (2) 1.25
(3) 1.5 (4) 3
(3) 2 (4) 1

ANSWER KEY
1. (1) 2. (4) 3. (2) 4. (3) 5. (2) 6. (3) 7. (1) 8. (1) 9. (1) 10. (4)
11. (1) 12. (1) 13. (1) 14. (2) 15. (4) 16. (4) 17. (3) 18. (2) 19. (2) 20. (2)
21. (2) 22. (2) 23. (2) 24. (1) 25. (4) 26. (3) 27. (4) 28. (3) 29. (3) 30. (2)

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 CDS PYQ
1. The value of 1 log10 3125  4log10 2  log10 32 is [CDS 2018(I)]
5 (a) log10 m < m2 < m < m−1
[CDS 2016(I)] (b) m < m−1 < m2 < log10 m
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) log10 m < m < m−1 < m2
(c) 2 (d) 4 (d) log10 m < m−1 < m < m2

2. What is the solution of 9. If log102 = 0.3010 and log103 = 0.4771, then

1 what is the value of log100 (0.72) ?
 
1  2
 
log10 1  1  1  x 
2 1
 1 [CDS 2018(II)]
  (a) 0.9286 (b) 1 .9286
[CDS 2016(II)] (c) 1.8572 (d) 1 .8572
(a) x = 100 (b) x = 10
(c) x = 1 (d) x = 0 10. There are n zeros appearing immediately
after the decimal point in the value of (0.2)25,
3. What is the value of the equation It is given that value of log102 = 0.30103. The
x value of n is
2 x2.27 x1  9 . [CDS 2018(II)]
[CDS 2016(II)] (a) 25 (b) 19
(c) 18 (c) 17
(a) 2,1  log  3  (b) 2,1  log  2 
   
2 3 11. It is given that log102 = 0.301 and log103 =
(c) 2,1  log3 
(d) 2,1   log 2 0.477, How many digits are there in (108)10?
 [CDS 2019(I)]
log 2  log 3 
(a) 19 (b) 20
4. The number of digits in 330 in n and it is (c) 21 (d) 22
given that log103 = 0.4771. What is the value
of n? 12. The sides of a triangle are 30cm, 28cm and
[CDS 2016(II)] 16cm respectively. In order to determine its
(a) 13 (b) 14 area, the logarithm of which of the
(c) 15 (d) 16 quantities are required?
[CDS 2019(II)]
5. What is the number of digits in 240? (Given (a) 37, 11, 28, 16 (b) 21, 30, 28, 7
that log102 = 0.3010) (c) 37, 21, 11, 9 (d) 37, 21, 9, 7
[CDS 2017(I)]
(a) 14 (b) 13 13. If log10 1995  3.3000 then what is the value of
(c) 12 (d) 11 1
 0.0019958 ?
6. What is the solution of the equation xlog 10 [CDS 2019(II)]
 10  + log10 3 = log10 (2 + 3x) + x ? 1 1
  (a) (b)
 3 10 0.3475
10 0.3375
[CDS 2017(I)]
(a) 10 (b) 3
1 1
(c) 0.3275
(d) 0.3735
(c) 1 (d) 0 10 10

7. If log106 = 0.7782 and log108 = 0.9031, then 14. Let XYZ be an equilateral triangle in which
what is the value of log10 8000 + log10 600? XY = 7cm. If A denotes the area of the
[CDS 2017(II)] triangle, then what is the value of Log10A4?
(a) 4.6813 (b) 5.5813 (Given that log101050 = 3.0212 and log10 35
(c) 1.5813 (d) 6.6813 = 1.5441)
[CDS 2019(II)]
8. For 0 < m < 1, which one of the following is (a) 4.75 cm (b) 5.50 cm
correct? (c) 6.25 cm (d) 6.75 cm

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15. What is the number of digits in 725, 823 and 3 3
(a) (b)
920 respectively? 1  log10 2 1  log10 2
[Given log102 = 0.301, log103 = 0.477, log107=
0.845] (c)
2 (d)
5
[CDS 2019(II) 1  log10 2 1  log10 2
(a) 21, 20, 19 (b) 20, 19, 18
(c) 22, 21, 20 (d) 22, 20, 21 23. If log10 x + log10 x2 = 2 log10 x + 1, then what
is the value of x?
16. How many digits are there in (54)10? (log102 = [CDS 2021(II)]
0.3010 and log103 = 0.4771) (a) 1 (b) 2
[CDS 2020(I)] (c) 5 (d) 10
(a) 16 (b) 18
(c) 19 (d) 27 24. If the roots of the equation x2 – 4x – log10 N =
0 are real, then what is the minimum value
17. If logx = 1.2500 and y = xlogx, then what is of N?
the value of log y equal to? [CDS 2021(II)]
[CDS 2020(I)] (a) 0.1 (b) 0.01
(a) 40.2500 (b) 2.5625 (c) 0.001 (d) 0.0001
(c) 1.5625 (d) 1.2500
x–1 = 2.5 
log 10 5
18. Which one of the following is the largest 25. If 5 , then what is the value of
number among 22222, 22222, 22222, 22222? x?
[CDS 2020(I)] [CDS 2021(II)]
(a) 22222 (b) 22222 (a) 1 (b) log102
(c) 222 22 (d) 2222 2 (c) log10 5 (d) 2log102

19. If the roots of quadratic equation x2 − 4x 26. If log10 a  log10 b  log10 c , (a  b  c), then
−log10N = 0 are real, then what is the bc ca a b
minimum value of N? what is the value of abc?
[CDS 2020(II)] [CDS 2022 (II)]
(a) 1 (b) 1/10 (a) –1 (b) 0
(c) 1/100 (d) 1/10000 (c) 1 (d) 3

20. If 63−4x 4x+5 = 8 (log102 = 0.3010 and log103 =

0.4771), then which one the following is 27. If log10 995  x 2  12x  60  =3, then what is
 
correct?
the sum of the roots of the equation?
[CDS 2020(II)]
[CDS 2022 (II)]
(a) 12 (b) 11
(a) 0 < x < 1 (b) 1 < x < 2
(c) 10 (d) 9
(c) 2 < x < 3 (d) 3 < x <4
28. What is the number of digits in the
21. What is the value of log10 31.25 equal to? expansion of 125100? (Given log10 2 = 0.301)
[CDS 2021(I)]
[CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 3 −5log10 2 (b) 3 −2log10 2 (a) 69 (b) 70
(c) 5 −5log10 2 (d) 5 −3log10 2 (c) 209 (d) 210
22. If 5x−3 = 8, then what is x equal to?
[CDS 2021(I)]

ANSWER KEY
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (d)
11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (b)
21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (d) 25. (d) 26. (c) 27. (a) 28. (d)

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PRACTICE SHEET-1
1. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 9. The measures of two angles of a triangle are
6. The triangle is: in the ratio 4 : 5. If the sum of these two
(1) acute-angled measures is equal to the measure of the
(2) right-angled third angle, find the smallest angle.
(3) obtuse-angled (1) 10° (2) 50°
(4) either acute-angled or right angled (3) 90° (4) 40°

2. Taking any three of the line segments out of 10. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 7 :
segments of length 2 cm, 3 cm, 5 cm and 6 9 : 12. The difference between the lengths
cm, the number of triangles that can be of largest and smallest sides is 15 cm. The
formed is: length of the largest side would be :
(1) 3 (2) 2 (1) 36 cm (2) 12 cm
(3) 1 (4) 4 (3) 60 cm (4) 24 cm

3. If two angles of a triangle are 21° and 38°, 11. The side BC of a triangle ABC is produced
then the triangle is to D. If ∠ACD = 112° and B = (3/4) ∠ A,
(1) Right-angled triangle then the measure of ∠ B is
(2) Acute-angled triangle (1) 30° (2) 48°
(3) Obtuse-angled triangle (3) 45° (4) 64°
(4) Isosceles triangle
12. In a triangle ABC, if ∠A + ∠C = 140° and ∠A
4. A man goes 24 m due west and then 10 m + 3∠B = 180°, then ∠A is equal to
due north. Then the distance of him from (1) 80° (2) 40°
the starting point is (3) 60° (4) 20°
(1) 17 m (2) 26 m
(3) 28 m (4) 34 m 13. Which of the set of three sides can’t form a
triangle?
5. If in ∆ABC, ∠ABC = 5 ∠ACB and ∠BAC = 3 (1) 5 cm, 6 cm, 7 cm
∠ACB, then ∠ABC=? (2) 5 cm, 8 cm, 15 cm
(1) 130° (2) 80° (3) 8 cm, 15 cm, 18 cm
(3) 100° (4) 120° (4) 6 cm, 7 cm, 11 cm

6. AD is the median of a triangle ABC and O is 14. Possible measures of three angles of a
the centroid such that AO = 10 cm. The triangle are
length of OD (in cm) is (1) 33°, 42°, 115° (2) 40°, 70°, 80°
(1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 30°, 60°, 100° (4) 50°, 60°, 70°
(3) 6 (4) 8
15. Suppose that the medians BD, CE and AF
7. The measure of the angle between the of a triangle ABC meet at G. Then AG : GF
internal and external bisectors of an angle is
is (1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 1
(1) 60° (2) 70° (3) 1 : 3 (4) 2 : 3
(3) 80° (4) 90°
16. In case of an acute angled triangle, its
8. If the sides of a triangle are extended in orthocenter lies
both the sides then the sum of the exterior (1) inside the triangle
angles so formed in both sides is (2) outside the triangle
(1) 360° (2) 540° (3) on the triangle
(3) 720° (4) 180° (4) on one of the vertices of the triangle

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17. The centroid of a triangle is the point where (1) 8 (2) 7
(1)the medians meet (3) 6 (4) 5
(2)the altitudes meet
(3)the right bisectors of the sides of the 24. If the complement of an angle is one–fourth
triangle meet of its supplementary angle, then the angle
(4)the bisectors of the angles of the triangle is
meet (1) 60° (2) 30°
(3) 90° (4) 120°
18. An exterior angle of a triangle is 115° and
one of the interior opposite angles is 45°. 25. If two supplementary angles differ by 44°,
Then the other two angles are then one of the angles is
(1) 65°, 70° (2) 60°, 75° (1) 68° (2) 65°
(3) 45°, 90° (4) 50°, 85° (3) 102° (4) 72°

19. If the difference between the measures of 26. The measure of an angle whose supplement
the two smaller angles of a right angled is three times as large as its complement, is
triangle is 8°, then the smallest angle is : (1) 75° (2) 30°
(1) 37° (2) 41° (3) 45° (4) 60°
(3) 42° (4) 49°
27. In a triangle ABC, BC is produced to D so
20. Three sides of a triangle are 5 cm, 9 cm and that CD = AC. If ∠BAD=111° and ÐACB =
x cm. The minimum integral value of x is: 80°, then the measure of ∠ABC is:
(1) 2 (2) 3 (1) 31° (2) 33°
(3) 4 (4) 5 (3) 35° (4) 29°

21. If the measures of the angles of a triangle 28. In ∆ABC, ∠A + ∠B = 145° and ∠C + 2∠B =
are in the ratio. 1 : 2 : 3 and if the length of 180°. State which one of the following
the smallest side of the triangle is 10 cm, relations is true?
then the length of the longest side is (1) CA = AB (2) CA < AB
(1) 20 cm. (2) 25 cm. (3) BC < AB (4) CA > AB
(3) 30 cm. (4) 35 cm.
29. ∠A, ∠B, ∠C are three angles of a triangle. If
22. The sum of two angles of a triangle is 116° ∠A – ∠B = 15°, ∠B – ∠C = 30°, then ∠A, ∠B
and their difference is 24°. The measure of and ∠C are
the smallest angle of the triangle is : (1) 80°, 60°, 40° (2) 70°, 50°, 60°
(1) 38° (2) 28° (3) 80°, 65°, 35° (4) 80°, 55°, 45°
(3) 46° (4) 64°
30. In a ∆ABC ∠A : ∠B : ∠C = 2 : 3 : 4. A line
23. In a triangle, the distance of the centroid CD drawn || to AB, then the ∠ACD is
from the three vertices is 4 cm, 6 cm and 8 (1) 40° (2) 60°
cm respectively. Then the length of the (3) 80° (4) 20°
smallest median is:

ANSWER KEY
1. (3) 2. (2) 3. (3) 4. (2) 5. (3) 6. (2) 7. (4) 8. (3) 9. (4) 10. (1)
11. (2) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (4) 15. (2) 16. (1) 17. (1) 18. (1) 19. (2) 20. (4)
21. (1) 22. (3) 23. (3) 24. (1) 25. (1) 26. (3) 27. (4) 28. (4) 29. (3) 30. (1)

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 PRACTICE SHEET-2
1. O and C are respectively the ortho-centre (1) 105° (2) 108°
and circum-centre of an acute-angled (3) 110° (4) 135°
triangle PQR. The points P and O are joined
and produced to meet the side QR at S. If 10. The exterior angles obtained on producing
∠PQS = 60° and ∠QCR = 130°, then ∠RPS = the base BC of a triangle ABC in both ways
(1) 30° (2) 35° are 120° and 105°, then the vertical ∠A of
(3) 100° (4) 60° the triangle is of measure
(1) 36° (2) 40°
2. In ∆ABC, AD is the internal bisector of ∠A, (3) 45° (4) 55°
meeting the side BC at D. If BD = 5 cm, BC
= 7.5 cm, then AB : AC is 11. O is the in centre of ∆ABC and ∠A = 30°,
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 then ∠BOC is
(3) 4 : 5 (4) 3 : 5 (1) 100° (2) 105°
(3) 110° (4) 90°
3. If the circum-centre of a triangle lies
outside it, then the triangle is 12. Let O be the in-centre of a triangle ABC and
(1) Equilateral (2) Acute angled D be a point on the side BC of ∆ABC, such
(3) Right angled (4) Obtuse angled that OD ⊥ BC. If ∠BOD = 15°, then ∠ABC =
(1) 75° (2) 45°
4. If the length of the sides of a triangle are in (3) 150° (4) 90°
the ratio 4 : 5 : 6 and the in radius of the
triangle is 3 cm, then the altitude of the 13. The external bisector of ∠B and ∠C of ∆ABC
triangle corresponding to the largest side as (where AB and AC extended to E and F
base is : respectively) meet at point P. If ∠BAC =
(1) 7.5 cm (2) 6 cm 100°, then the measure of ∠BPC is
(3) 10 cm (4) 8 cm (1) 50° (2) 80°
(3) 40° (4) 100°
5. ABC is a triangle. The bisectors of the
internal angle ∠B and external angle C 14. The points D and E are taken on the sides
intersect at D. If ∠BDC= 50°, then A is AB and AC of ∆ABC such that AD = (1/3)
(1) 100° (2) 90° AB, AE =(1/3) AC. If the length of BC is 15
(3) 120° (4) 60° cm, then the length of DE is :
(1) 10 cm (2) 8 cm
6. In a triangle ABC, the side BC is extended (3) 6 cm (4) 5 cm
up to D. Such that CD = AC, if ∠BAD = 109°
and ∠ACB = 72° then the value of ∠ABC is 15. In a triangle ABC, AB + BC = 12 cm, BC +
(1) 35° (2) 60° CA = 14 cm and CA + AB = 18 cm. Find the
(3) 40° (4) 45° radius of the circle (in cm) which has the
same perimeter as the triangle.
7. The sum of three altitudes of a triangle is (1) 5/2 (2) 7/2
(1) equal to the sum of three sides (3) 9/2 (4) 11/2
(2) less than the sum of sides
(3) greater than the sum of sides 16. In ∆ABC, D is the mid-point of BC. Length
(4) twice the sum of sides AD is 27 cm. N is a point in AD such that
the length of DN is 12 cm. The distance of
8. I is the incentre of ∆ABC, ∠ABC = 60° and N from the centroid of ∆ABC is equal to
∠ACB = 50°. Then ∠BIC is: (1) 3 cm (2) 6 cm
(1) 55° (2) 125° (3) 9 cm (4) 15 cm
(3) 70° (4) 65°
17. In ∆ABC, B = 60°, ∠C = 40°, AD is the
9. In ∆ABC, ∠C is an obtuse angle. The bisector of ∠A and AE is drawn
bisectors of the exterior angles at A and B perpendicular on BC from A. Then the
meet BC and AC produced at D and E measure of ∠EAD is
respectively. If AB = AD = BE, then ∠ACB (1) 40° (2) 30°

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 (3) 10° (4) 80° 25. G is the centroid of ∆ABC. If AG = BC, then
measure of ∠BGC is
18. O is the orthocentre of ∆ABC. Then ∠BOC + (1) 45° (2) 60°
∠BAC is equal to (3) 90° (4) 120°
(1) 120° (2) 135°
(3) 180° (4) 90° 26. B1 is a point on the side AC of ∆ABC and
B1B is joined. A line is drawn through A
19. ABC is a triangle and the sides AB, BC and parallel to B1B meeting BC at A1 and
CA are produced to E, F and G respectively. another line is drawn through C parallel to
If ∠CBE = ∠ACF = 130° then the value of B1B meeting AB produced at C1 .Then
∠GAB is 1 1 1
(1) 100° (2) 130° (1)  
(3) 80° (4) 90° CC1 AA1 BB1
1 1 1
20. G is the centroid of ∆ABC. The medians AD (2)  
and BE intersect at right angles. If the CC1 AA1 BB1
lengths of AD and BE are 9 cm and 12 cm 1 1 2
respectively; then the length of AB (in cm) is (3)  
(1) 9.5 (2) 10
BB1 AA1 CC1
(3) 11 (4) 10.5 1 1 2
(4)  
AA1 CC1 BB1
21. The internal bisectors of the ∠B and ∠C of
the ABC, intersect at O. If ∠A = 100°, then
the measure of ∠BOC is: 27. In ∆PQR, straight line parallel to the base
(1) 140° (2) 120° QR cuts PQ at X and PR at Y. If PX : XQ =
(3) 110° (4) 130° 5 : 6, then XY : QR will be
(1) 5 : 11 (2) 6 : 5
22. AD is perpendicular to the internal bisector (3) 11 : 6 (4) 11 : 5
of ∠ABC of ∆ABC. DE is drawn through D
and parallel to BC to meet AC at E. If the 28. In a triangle the length of the side opposite
length of AC is 12 cm, then the length of AE the angle which measures 45° is 8 cm,
(in cm.) is what is the length of the side opposite to
(1) 3 (2) 8 the angle which measures 90°?
(3) 4 (4) 6 (1) 8 √2 cm. (2) 4 √2 cm.
(3) 8 √3 cm. (4) 4 √3 cm.
23. What is the position of the circum-centre of
an obtuse–angled triangle? 29. In a triangle ABC, ∠A = 70°, ∠B = 80° and D
(1) It lies inside the triangle. is the in centre of ∆ABC. ∠ACB = 2x° and
(2) It lies outside the triangle. ∠BDC = y°. The values of x and y,
(3) It is the mid–point of the largest side. respectively are
(4) It is the vertex opposite to the largest (1) 15, 130 (2) 15, 125
side. (3) 35, 40 (4) 30, 150

24. E is the mid-point of the median AD of 30. If O is the ortho-centre of a triangle ABC
∆ABC. BE is joined and produced to meet and ∠BOC = 100°, the measure of ∠BAC is
AC at F. F divides AC in the ratio: (1) 100° (2) 180°
(1) 2 : 3 (2) 2 : 1 (3) 80° (4) 200°
(3) 1 : 3 (4) 3 : 2

ANSWER KEY
1. (2) 2. (1) 3. (4) 4. (1) 5. (1) 6. (1) 7. (2) 8. (2) 9. (2) 10. (3)
11. (2) 12. (3) 13. (3) 14. (4) 15. (2) 16. (1) 17. (3) 18. (3) 19. (1) 20. (2)
21. (1) 22. (4) 23. (2) 24. (2) 25. (3) 26. (2) 27. (1) 28. (1) 29. (2) 30. (3)

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1. If the in-centre of an equilateral triangle lies (1) Isosceles (2) Equilateral
inside the triangle and its radius is 3 cm, (3) Scalene (4) Right-angled
then the side of the equilateral triangle is
(1) 9 √3 cm (2) 6 √3 cm 10. PQR is an equilateral triangle. MN is drawn
(3) 3 √3 cm (4) 6 cm parallel to QR such that M is on PQ and N
is on PR. If PN = 6 cm, then the length of
2. ABC is an equilateral triangle and CD is the MN is
internal bisector of C. If DC is produced to (1) 3 cm (2) 6 cm
E such that AC = CE, then ∠CAE is equal to (3) 12 cm (4) 4.5 cm
(1) 45° (2) 75°
(3) 30° (4) 15° 11. Two medians AD and BE of ∆ABC intersect
at G at right angles. If AD = 9 cm and BE =
3. G is the centroid of the equilateral ∆ABC. If 6 cm, then the length of BD (in cm) is
AB = 10 cm then length of AG is (1) 10 (2) 6
(1) 5√3/3 cm (2) 10√3/3 cm (3) 5 (4) 3
(3) 5√3 cm (4) 10√3 cm
12. In ∆ABC, ∠BAC = 90° and AB=(1/2)BC .
4. The side BC of a triangle ABC is extended Then the measure of ∠ACB is:
to D. If ∠ACD = 120° and ∠ABC = (1/2) ∠ (1) 60° (2) 30°
CAB, then the value of ∠ABC is (3) 45° (4) 15°
(1) 80° (2) 40°
(3) 60° (4) 20° 13. If the length of the three sides of a triangle
are 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm, then the length
5. If the three angles of a triangle are : of the median to its greatest side is
(x + 15°),(6x/5 +6°),and (2x/3 + 30°) , then (1) 8 cm (2) 6 cm
the triangle is : (3) 5 cm (4) 4.8 cm
(1) Isosceles (2) Right angled
(3) Equilateral (d) None of these 14. The length of the three sides of a right
angled triangle are (x –2) cm, x cm and (x +
6. Let ABC be an equilateral triangle and AD 2) cm respectively. Then the value of x is
perpendicular to BC. Then AB2 + BC2 + CA2 (1) 10 (2) 8
=? (3) 4 (4) 0
(1) 2AD2 (2) 3AD2
(3) 4AD2 (4) 5AD2 15. In a triangle ABC, ∠BAC = 90° and AD is
perpendicular to BC. If AD = 6 cm and BD =
7. O is the ortho-centre of ∆ABC, and if ∠BOC 4 cm, then the length of BC is
= 110°, then ∠BAC will be (1) 8 cm (2) 10 cm
(1) 110° (2) 70° (3) 9 cm (4) 13 cm
(3) 100° (4) 90°
16. In a right angled ∆ABC, ∠ABC = 90°; BN is
8. ABC is an equilateral triangle. Points D, E, perpendicular to AC, AB = 6 cm, AC = 10
F are taken in sides AB, BC, CA cm. Then AN : NC is
respectively, so that AD = BE = CF. Then (1) 3 : 4 (2) 9 :16
AE, BF, CD enclosed a triangle which is: (3) 3 : 16 (4) 1 : 4
(1) equilateral triangle
(2) isosceles triangle 17. In ∆ABC, ∠A = 90° and AD ⊥ BC where D
(3) right angle triangle lies on BC. If BC = 8 cm, AC = 6 cm, then
(4) None of these ∆ABC : ∆ACD =?
(1) 4 : 3 (2) 25 : 16
9. The lengths of the sides of a triangle are a, (3) 16 : 9 (4) 25 : 9
b and c respectively. If a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc
+ ca, then the triangle is:

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AB = 5 cm and BC = 12 cm. The radius of
the circum-circle of the triangle ABC is 25. ABC is an isosceles triangle and AB = AC
(1) 7.5 cm (2) 6 cm = 2a unit, BC = a unit. Draw AD  BC , and
(3) 6.5 cm (4) 7 cm find the length of AD .
(1) 15 a unit (2) 15/2 a unit
19. In a right-angled triangle, the product of (3) 17 a unit (4) 17/2 a unit
two sides is equal to half of the square of
the third side i.e., hypotenuse. One of the 26. ABC is an isosceles triangle inscribed in a
acute angle must be circle. If AB = AC = 12 5 cm and BC = 24
(1) 60° (2) 30° cm then the radius of circle is
(3) 45° (4) 15° (1) 10 cm. (2) 15 cm.
(3) 12 cm. (4) 14 cm.
20. D and E are two points on the sides AC and
BC respectively of ABC such that DE = 18 27. The vertical angle A of an isosceles triangle
cm, CE = 5 cm and ∠DEC = 90°. If tan ∆ABC is three times the angle B of it. The
∠ABC = 3.6, then AC : CD = measure of the angle A is
(1) BC : 2 CE (2) 2 CE : BC (1) 90° (2) 108°
(3) 2 BC : CE (4) CE : 2 BC (3) 100° (4) 36°

21. If ∆ABC is an isosceles triangle with ∠C = 28. ∆ABC is isosceles having AB = AC and ∠A =
90° and AC = 5 cm, then AB is: 40°. Bisectors PO and OQ of the exterior
(1) 5 cm (2) 10 cm angles ABD and ∠ACE formed by producing
(3) 5√2 cm (4) 2.5 cm BC on both sides, meet at O. Then the
value of ∠BOC is
22. ABC is an isosceles triangle such that AB = (1) 70° (2) 110°
AC and ∠B = 35°. AD is the median to the (3) 80° (4) 55°
base BC. Then BAD is:
(1) 70° (2) 35° 29. ∆ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC
(3) 110° (4) 55° = 15 cm and altitude from A to BC is 12
cm. The length of side BC is:
23. ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC. (1) 9 cm. (2) 12 cm.
A circle through B touching AC at the (3) 18 cm. (4) 20 cm.
middle point intersects AB at P. Then AP :
AB is : 30. In an isosceles ∆ABC, AD is the median to
(1) 4 : 1 (2) 2 : 3 the unequal side meeting BC at D. DP is
(3) 3 : 5 (4) 1 : 4 the angle bisector of ∠ADB and PQ is drawn
parallel to BC meeting AC at Q. Then the
24. In an isosceles triangle, if the unequal angle measure of ∠PDQ is:
is twice the sum of the equal angles, then (1) 130° (2) 90°
each equal angle is (3) 180° (4) 45°
(1) 120° (2) 60°

ANSWER KEY
1. (2) 2. (4) 3. (2) 4. (2) 5. (3) 6. (3) 7. (2) 8. (1) 9. (2) 10. (2)
11. (3) 12. (2) 13. (3) 14. (2) 15. (4) 16. (2) 17. (3) 18. (3) 19. (3) 20. (3)
21. (3) 22. (4) 23. (4) 24. (3) 25. (2) 26. (2) 27. (2) 28. (1) 29. (3) 30. (2)

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1. In ∆ABC and ∆DEF, AB = DE and BC = EF. 8. For a triangle ABCD and E are two points
Then one can infer that ∆ABC ≅ ∆DEF, on AB and AC such that AD = (1/4) AB, AE
when = (1/4) AC. If BC = 12 cm, then DE is
(1) ∠BAC = ∠EDF (2) ∠ACB = ∠EDF (1) 5 cm (2) 4 cm
(3) ∠ACB = ∠DFE (4) ∠ABC = ∠DEF (3) 3 cm (4) 6 cm

2. In ∆PQR, S and T are points on sides PR 9. In triangle ABC a straight line parallel to
and PQ respectively such that ∠PQR =∠PST. BC intersects AB and AC at D and E
If PT = 5 cm, PS = 3 cm and TQ = 3 cm, respectively. If AB = 2AD then DE : BC is
then length of SR is (1) 2 : 3 (2) 2 : 1
(1) 5 cm (2) 6 cm (3) 1 : 2 (4) 1 : 3
(3) 31/3 cm (4) 41/3 cm
10. In a ∆ABC, D and E are two points on AB
3. The perimeters of two similar triangles and AC respectively such that DE || BC,
∆ABC and ∆PQR are 36 cm and 24 cm DE bisects the ∆ABC in two equal areas.
respectively. If PQ = 10 cm, then AB is Then the ratio DB : AB is
(1) 15 cm (2) 12 cm (1) 1 : √2 (2) 1 : 2
(3) 14 cm (4) 26 cm (3) (√2 – 1) : √2 (4) √2 : 1

4. In ∆ABC, two points D and E are taken on 11. In ∆ABC, E and D are points on sides AB
the lines AB and BC respectively in such a and AC respectively such that ∠ABC =
way that AC is parallel to DE. Then ∆ABC ∠ADE. If AE = 3 cm, AD = 2 cm and EB = 2
and ∆DBE are cm, then length of DC is
(1)similar only if D lies outside the line (1) 4 cm (2) 4.5 cm
segment AB (3) 5.0 cm (4) 5.5 cm
(2)congruent only if D lies outside the line
segment AB 12. D ABC and D DEF are similar. Also ∠A =
(3)always similar ∠D and ∠B = ∠E. If 4AB = DE and BC = 12
(4)always congruent cm, then EF is equal to
(1) 3 cm (2) 24 cm
5. Inside a triangle ABC, a straight line (3) 16 cm (4) 48 cm
parallel to BC intersects AB and AC at the
point P and Q respectively. If AB = 3 PB, 13. In ABC the straight line parallel to the side
then PQ : BC is BC meets AB and AC at the points P and Q
(1) 1 : 3 (2) 3 : 4 respectively. If AP = QC, the length of AB is
(3) 1 : 2 (4) 2 : 3 12 units and the length of AQ is 2 units,
then the length (in units) of CQ is
6. In ∆ABC, D and E are points on AB and AC (1) 4 (2) 6
respectively such that DE || BC and DE (3) 8 (4) 10
divides the ABC into two parts of equal
areas. Then ratio of AD and BD is 14. ABC is a triangle in which DE || BC and
(1) 1 : 1 (2) 1 : √2 -1 AD : DB = 5 : 4. Then DE : BC is
(3) 1 : √2 (4) 1 : √2 +1 (1) 4 : 5 (2) 4 : 9
(3) 9 : 5 (4) 5 : 9
7. In ∆ABC, DE || AC. D and E are two points
on AB and CB respectively. If AB = 10 cm 15. If in a triangle ABC, BE and CF are two
and AD = 4 cm, then BE : CE is medians perpendicular to each other and if
(1) 2 : 3 (2) 2 : 5 AB = 19cm and AC = 22 cm then the length
(3) 5 : 2 (4) 3 : 2 of BC is
(1) 19.5 cm (2) 26 cm
(3) 20.5 cm (4) 13 cm

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16. The medians CD and BE of a triangle ABC 23. A vertical stick 15cm long casts a shadow
interest each other at O. The ratio ∆ODE : 12m long on the ground. At the same time,
∆ABC is equal to a tower casts a shadow 50m long on the
(1) 12 : 1 (2) 4 : 3 ground. The height of the tower is
(3) 3 : 4 (4) 1 : 12 (1) 60m (2) 62m
(3) 62.5m (4) 63m
17. ∆ABC and ∆DEF are two similar triangles
and the perimeters of ∆ABC and ∆DEF are 24. The areas of two similar triangles are 81
30 cm and 18 cm respectively. If the length cm2 and 49 cm2 respectively,. The ratio of
of DE = 36 cm, then length of AB is their corresponding heights is
(1) 60 cm. (2) 40 cm. (1) 9:7 (2) 7 :9
(3) 45 cm. (4) 50 cm. (3) 6:5 (4) 81:49

18. If ∆PQR and ∆LMN are similar and 3PQ = 25. If D and E are points on the sides AB and
LM and MN = 9 cm, then QR is equal to: AC respectively of a ∆ABC such that
(1) 12 cm (2) 6 cm DE||BC . If AD = x, DB = x - 2, AE = x + 2
(3) 9 cm (4) 3 cm and EC = x - 1 . The value of x is
(1) 2.5 (2) 2
19. The perimeter of two similar triangles ABC (3) 3 (4) 4
and PQR are 36 cms and 24 cms
respectively. If PQ = 10 cm then the length 26. In a ∆ABC, AE is bisector of exterior ∠CAD
of AB is meeting BC produced in E. If AB = 10cm,
(1) 18 cm (2) 12 cm AC = 6cm, BC = 12cm, then CE is equal to
(3) 15 cm (4) 30 cm (1) 6,8 and 20cm (2) 10/3,9,12cm
(3) 4,6 and 8cm (4) 5,6 and 8cm
20. Which of the following is a true statement?
(1)Two similar triangles are always 27. In ∆PQR, ∠Q = 3a, ∠P = a, ∠R = b and 3b −
congruent. 5a = 30, then triangle is
(2)Two similar triangles have equal areas (1) Scalene (2) Isosceles
(3)Two triangles are similar if their (3) Equilateral (4) Right angled
corresponding sides are proportional.
(4)Two polygons are similar if their 28. The points D and E are taken on the sides
corresponding sides are proportional. AB and AC of ∆ABC such that AD = (1/3)
AB, AE = (1/3) AC. If the length of BC is 15
21. The perimeter of two similar triangles ∆ABC cm, then the length of DE is:
and ∆PQR are 60 cm and 36 cm (1) 10 cm (2) 8 cm
respectively. If PQ = 18 cm, then AB is : (3) 6 cm (4) 5 cm
(1) 20 cm (2) 24 cm
(3) 36 cm (4) 30 cm 29. D is any point on side AC of ∆ABC. If P, Q,
X, Y are the midpoints of AB, BC, AD and
22. D and E are the points on the sides AB and DC respectively, then the ratio of PX and QY
AC respectively of a ∆ABC and AD = 8 cm , is
DB = 12 cm, AE = 6cm and EC = 9cm , (1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 1
then BC is equal to (3) 2 : 1 (4) 2 : 3
2 5
(1) DE (2) DE 30. In ∆ABC, PQ is parallel to BC. If AP : PB = 1
5 2
: 2 and AQ = 3 cm; AC is equal to
3 2 (1) 6 cm (2) 9 cm
(3) DE (4) DE
2 3 (3) 12 cm (4) 8 cm

ANSWER KEY
1. (4) 2. (3) 3. (1) 4. (3) 5. (4) 6. (2) 7. (4) 8. (3) 9. (3) 10. (3)
11. (4) 12. (4) 13. (1) 14. (4) 15. (4) 16. (4) 17. (1) 18. (4) 19. (3) 20. (3)
21. (4) 22. (2) 23. (3) 24. (1) 25. (4) 26. (4) 27. (4) 28. (4) 29. (2) 30. (2)

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1. Q is a point in the interior of a rectangle 8. Each interior angle of a regular polygon is
ABCD. If QA = 3 cm, QB = 4 cm and QC = 5 three times its exterior angle, then the
cm, then the length of QD (in cm) is number of sides of the regular polygon is :
(1) 3 √2 (2) 5 √2 (1) 9 (2) 8
(3) √34 (4) √41 (3) 10 (4) 7

2. ABCD is a rectangle where the ratio of the 9. In a regular polygon, the exterior and
length of AB and BC is 3 : 2. If P is the mid- interior angles are in the ratio 1 : 4. The
point of AB, then the value of sin ∠CPB is number of sides of the polygon is
(1) 3/5 (2) 2/5 (1) 10 (2) 12
(3) 1/5 (4) 4/5 (3) 15 (4) 16

3. If the opposite sides of a quadrilateral and 10. The difference between the exterior and
also its diagonals are equal, then each of interior angles at a vertex of a regular
the angles of the quadrilateral is polygon is 150°. The number of sides of the
(1) 90° (2) 120° polygon is
(3) 100° (4) 60° (1) 10 (2) 15
(3) 24 (4) 30
4. The length of the two adjacent sides of a
rectangle inscribed in a circle are 5 cm and 11. Each interior angle of a regular polygon is
12 cm respectively. Then the radius of the 144°. The number of sides of the polygon is
circle will be (1) 8 (2) 9
(1) 6 cm (2) 6.5 cm (3) 10 (4) 11
(3) 8 cm (4) 8.5 cm
12. If the sum of the interior angles of a regular
5. PQRA is a rectangle, AP = 22 cm, PQ = 8 polygon be 1080°, the number of sides of
cm. ABC is a triangle whose vertices lie on the polygon is
the sides of PQRA such that BQ = 2 cm and (1) 6 (2) 8
QC = 16 cm. Then the length of the line (3) 10 (4) 12
joining the mid points of the sides AB and
BC is 13. The number of sides in two regular
(1) 4 √2 cm. (2) 5 cm. polygons are in the ratio 5 : 4 and the
(3) 6 cm. (4) 10 cm. difference between each interior angle of the
polygons is 6°. Then the numbers of sides
6. Inside a square ABCD, D BEC is an are
equilateral triangle. If CE and BD intersect (1) 15, 12 (2) 5, 4
at O, then ∠BOC is equal to (3) 10, 8 (4) 20, 16
(1) 60° (2) 75°
(3) 90° (4) 120° 14. Each internal angle of regular polygon is
two times its external angle. Then the
7. A square is inscribed in a quarter- circle in number of sides of the polygon is:
such a manner that two of its adjacent (1) 8 (2) 6
vertices lie on the two radii at an equal (3) 5 (4) 7
distance from the centre, while the other
two vertices lie on the circular arc. If the 15. Ratio of the number of sides of two regular
square has sides of length x, then the polygons is 5 : 6 and the ratio of their each
radius of the circle is interior angle is 24 : 25. Then the number
(1) √2x (2)16/(π+4) of sides of these two polygons are:
(3) 2x/√𝜋 (4)√5x/√2 (1) 20, 24 (2) 15, 18
(3) 10, 12 (4) 5, 6

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16. Measure of each interior angle of a regular (1) 5 (2) 6
polygon can never be: (3) 7 (4) 8
(1) 150° (2) 105°
(3) 108° (4) 144° 24. An interior angle of a regular polygon is 5
times its exterior angle. Then the number of
17. The sum of all interior angles of a regular sides of the polygon is
polygon is twice the sum of all its exterior (1) 14 (2) 16
angles. The number of sides of the polygon (3) 12 (4) 18
is
(1) 10 (2) 8 25. The interior angle of a regular polygon is
(3) 12 (4) 6 140°. The number of sides of that polygon
is
18. The ratio between the number of sides of (1) 9 (2) 8
two regular polygons is 1 : 2 and the ratio (3) 7 (4) 6
between their interior angles is 2 : 3. The
number of sides of these polygons is 26. In a regular polygon if one of its internal
respectively angle is greater than the external angle by
(1) 6, 12 (2) 5, 10 132°, then the number of sides of the
(3) 4, 8 (4) 7, 14 polygon is
(1) 14 (2) 12
19. There are two regular polygons with (3) 15 (4) 16
number of sides equal to (n – 1) and (n + 2).
Their exterior angles differ by 6°. The value 27. If the ratio of an external angle and an
of n is internal angle of a regular polygon is 1 : 17,
(1) 14 (2) 12 then the number of sides of the regular
(3) 13 (4) 11 polygon is
(1) 20 (2) 18
20. If each interior angle of a regular polygon is (3) 36 (4) 12
150°, the number of sides of the polygon is
(1) 8 (2) 10 28. The length of the diagonal BD of the
(3) 15 (4) None of these parallelogram ABCD is 18 cm. If P and Q
are the centroid of the ∆ABC and ∆ADC
21. The sum of interior angles of a regular respectively then the length of the line
polygon is 1440°. The number of sides of segment PQ is
the polygon is (1) 4 cm (2) 6 cm
(1) 10 (2) 12 (3) 9 cm (4) 12 cm
(3) 6 (4) 8
29. The side AB of a parallelogram ABCD is
22. Among the angles 30°, 36°, 45°, 50° one produced to E in such way that BE = AB.
angle cannot be an exterior angle of a DE intersects BC at Q. The point Q divides
regular polygon. The angle is BC in the ratio
(1) 30° (2) 36° (1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 1
(3) 45° (4) 50° (3) 2 : 3 (4) 2 : 1

23. If the sum of interior angles of a regular 30. In a parallelogram PQRS, angle P is four
polygon is equal to two times the sum of times of angle Q, then the measure of ∠R is
exterior angles of that polygon, then the (1) 144° (2) 36°
number of sides of that polygon is (3) 72° (4) 130°

ANSWER KEY
1. (1) 2. (4) 3. (1) 4. (2) 5. (2) 6. (2) 7. (4) 8. (2) 9. (1) 10. (3)
11. (3) 12. (2) 13. (1) 14. (2) 15. (3) 16. (2) 17. (4) 18. (3) 19. (3) 20. (4)
21. (1) 22. (4) 23. (2) 24. (3) 25. (1) 26. (3) 27. (3) 28. (2) 29. (2) 30. (1)

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1. Two equal circles of radius 4 cm intersect (c) 15 (d) 16
each other such that each passes through
the centre of the other. The length of the 9. In a circle of radius 21 cm, an arc subtends
common chord is : an angle of 72° at the centre. The length of
(1) 2 √3 cm (2) 4 √3 cm the arc is
(3) 2 √2 cm (4) 8 cm (1) 21.6 cm (2) 26.4 cm
(3) 13.2 cm (4) 19.8 cm
2. One chord of a circle is known to be 10.1
cm. The radius of this circle must be: 10. A unique circle can always be drawn
(1) 5 cm through x number of given non-collinear
(2) greater than 5 cm points, then x must be:
(3) greater than or equal to 5 cm (1) 2 (2) 3
(4) less than 5 cm (3) 4 (4) 5

3. The length of the chord of a circle is 8 cm 11. A 8 cm long perpendicular is drawn from
and perpendicular distance between centre the centre of a circle to a 12 cm long chord.
and the chord is 3 cm. Then the radius of The diameter of the circle is:
the circle is equal to: (1) 10 cm. (2) 12 cm.
(1) 4 cm (2) 5 cm (3) 16 cm. (4) 20 cm.
(3) 6 cm (4) 8 cm
12. The length of the radius of a circle with
4. The length of a chord of a circle is equal to centre O is 5 cm and the length of the
the radius of the circle. The angle which chord AB is 8 cm. The distance of the chord
this chord subtends in the major segment AB from the point O is
of the circle is equal to (1) 2 cm. (2) 3 cm.
(1) 30° (2) 45° (3) 4 cm. (4) 15 cm.
(3) 60° (4) 90°
13. Two circles touch each other externally. The
5. AB = 8 cm and CD = 6 cm are two parallel distance between their centres is 7 cm. If
chords on the same side of the centre of a the radius of one circle is 4 cm, then the
circle. The distance between them is 1 cm. radius of the other circle will be
The radius of the circle is (1) 3 cm. (2) 4 cm.
(1) 5 cm (2) 4 cm (3) 5.5 cm. (4) 3.5 cm.
(3) 3 cm (4) 2 cm
14. Points P, Q and R are on a circle such that
6. The length of two chords AB and AC of a ∠PQR = 40° and ∠QRP = 60°. Then the
circle are 8 cm and 6 cm and ∠BAC = 90°, subtended angle by arc QR at the centre is :
then the radius of circle is (1) 80° (2) 120°
(1) 25 cm (2) 20 cm (3) 140° (4) 160°
(3) 4 cm (4) 5 cm
15. The length of a chord which is at a distance
7. The distance between two parallel chords of of 12 cm from the centre of a circle of
length 8 cm each in a circle of diameter 10 radius 13 cm is
cm is (1) 10 cm. (2) 5 cm.
(1) 6 cm (2) 7 cm (3) 6 cm. (4) 12 cm.
(3) 8 cm (4) 5·5 cm
16. Number of circles that can be drawn
8. The length of the common chord of two through three non-collinear points is:
intersecting circles is 24 cm. If the diameter (1) Exactly one (2) Two
of the circles are 30 cm and 26 cm, then (3) Three (4) more than three
the distance between the centre (in cm) is
(1) 13 (2) 14

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17. Two circles touch each other internally. The 24. AB is a chord to a circle and PAT is the
radius of the smaller circle is 6 cm and the tangent to the circle at A. If ∠BAT = 75° and
distance between the centre of two circles is ∠BAC = 45°, C being a point on the circle,
3 cm. The radius of the larger circle is : then ∠ABC is equal to
(1) 7.5 cm (2) 9 cm (1) 40° (2) 45°
(3) 8 cm (4) 10 cm (3) 60° (4) 70°

18. Length of a chord PQ of a circle with centre 25. The tangents at two points A and B on the
O is 4 cm. If the distance of PQ from the circle with centre O intersects at P ; If in
point O is 2 cm, then the length of the quadrilateral PAOB, ∠AOB: ∠APB = 5 : 1,
diameter is: then measure of ∠APB is :
(1) 2 √2 cm. (2) 3 √2 cm. (1) 30° (2) 60°
(3) 5 √2 cm. (4) 4 √2 cm. (3) 45° (4) 15°

19. A chord of length 39 cm is at a distance of 26. Two circles touch each other externally at
10.4 cm from the centre of a circle. Find the point A and PQ is a direct common tangent
radius of the circle. which touches the circles at P and Q
(1) 19.5 cm. (appr.) (2) 22.1 cm.(appr.) respectively. Then ∠PAQ =
(3) 28.6 cm. (appr.) (4) 2. 21 cm. (appr.) (1) 45° (2) 90°
(3) 80° (4) 100°
20. A chord of length 10 cm subtends an angle
120° at the centre of a circle. Distance of 27. PR is tangent to a circle, with centre O and
the chord from the centre is radius 4 cm, at point Q. If ∠POR = 90°, OR
(1) 5√3 cm. (2) 5√3/2 cm = 5 cm and OP = 20/ 3 cm, then (in cm) the
(3) 5/√3 cm. (4) 5 cm. length of PR is :
(1) 3 (2) 16/3
21. The radius of two concentric circles are 9 (3) 23/3 (4) 25/3
cm and 15 cm. If the chord of the greater
circle be a tangent to the smaller circle, 28. Two circles touch each other externally at
then the length of that chord is P. AB is a direct common tangent to the two
(1) 24 cm (2) 12 cm circles, A and B are point of contact and
(3) 30 cm (4) 18 cm ∠PAB = 35°. Then ∠ABP is
(1) 35° (2) 55°
22. If a chord of a circle of radius 5 cm is a (3) 65° (4) 75°
tangent to another circle of radius 3 cm,
both the circles being concentric, then the 29. If the radii of two circles be 6 cm and 3 cm
length of the chord is and the length of the transverse common
(1) 10 cm (2) 12.5 cm tangent be 8 cm, then the distance between
(3) 8 cm (4) 7 cm the two centres is
(1) √145 cm (2) √140 cm
23. The tangents are drawn at the extremities (3) √150 cm (4) √135 cm
of diameter AB of a circle with centre P. If a
tangent to the circle at the point C 30. The distance between the centre of two
intersects the other two tangents at Q and equal circles, each of radius 3 cm, is 10 cm.
R, then the measure of the ∠QPR is The length of a transverse common tangent
(1) 45° (2) 60° is
(3) 90° (4) 180° (1) 8 cm (2) 10 cm
(3) 4 cm (4) 6 cm

ANSWER KEY
1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (2) 4. (1) 5. (1) 6. (4) 7. (1) 8. (2) 9. (2) 10. (2)
11. (4) 12. (2) 13. (1) 14. (4) 15. (1) 16. (1) 17. (2) 18. (4) 19. (2) 20. (3)
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1. If the arms of one angle are respectively 7. In a ABC, BCA = 90° and CD is
parallel to the arms of another angle , then perpendicular to AB. If AD = 4 cm and BD =
the two angles are 9cm, then the value of DC will be:
[CDS 2013(I)] [CDS 2013(I)]
(a) Neither equal nor supplementary (a) 18cm (b) 20cm
(b) Not equal but supplementary
(c) Equal but not supplementary (c) 65cm (d) 6 cm
(d) Either equal or supplementary
8.
2. The side BC of a ABC is produced to D,
bisectors of the ABC and ACD meet at P.
if BPC = x° and BAC = y°, then which
one of the following option is correct?
[CDS 2013(I)]
(a) x° = y° (b) x° + y° = 90°
(c) x° + y° = 180° (d) 2x° = y°
In the figure given above, PQR= 90° and
QL is a median, PQ = 5cm and QR = 12 cm.
3. ABC is a right angled triangle such that AB
Then, QL is equal to:
= a – b, BC = a and CA = a + b. D is a point
[CDS 2013(I)
on BC such that BD = AB. The ratio of BD :
(a) 5cm (b) 5.5cm
DC for any value of a and b is given by:
(c) 6cm (d) 6.5cm
[CDS 2013(I)]
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 4 : 3
9. In a right angled ABC, C = 90° and CD is
(c) 5 : 4 (d) 3 : 1
perpendicular to AB. If AB× CD = CA × CB,
4. Let ABC be an equivalent triangle. If the 1
then is equal to:
side BC is proportional to the point D so CD 2
that BC = 2 CD, then AD2 is equal to: [CDS 2013(I)]
[CDS 2013(I)] 1 1
(a) 3 CD2 (b) 4 CD2 (a) 
AB 2 CA2
(c) 5 CD2 (d) 7 CD2
1 1
(b) 
5. ABC is a triangle, where BC = 2AB, C = AB 2 CB 2
30° and A = 90°. The magnitude of the 1 1
(c) 
side AC is: BC 2
CA 2
[CDS 2013(I)] 1 1
2 BC 3 BC (d) 2
 ,if CA  CB
(a) (b) BC CA2
3 4
BC 3BC 10. Each side of the equilateral triangle is 6cm.
(c) (d) Its altitude is:
3 2
[CDS 2013(I)]
6. The bisectors BI and CI of the B and C of (a) 6 3cm (b) 3 3cm
a ABC meet in l. What is BIC equal to? (c) 2 3cm (d) 3cm
[CDS 2013(I)]
A A 11. ABCD is a trapezium with parallel sides AB
(a) 90  (b) 90  = 2 cm and DC = 3 cm. E and F are the mid
4 4
points of the non parallel sides. The ratio of
A A area of ABFE to area of EFCD is:
(c) 90  (d) 90 
2 2 [CDS 2013(I)]
(a) 9 : 10 (b) 8 : 9
(c) 9 : 11 (d) 11 : 9

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12. In the figure given below, PQRS is a II. If H is the ortho-centre of ABC, then HA
parallelogram. If AP, AQ, CR and CS are = BH = HC
bisectors of P, Q, R and S Which of the statements given above is/are
respectively, then ABCD is a: correct?
[CDS 2013(II)]
(a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II

17. If the bisector BI and CI of the angles B and

C of a ABC meet at the point I, then what
is BIC equal to?
[CDS 2013(I)] [CDS 2013(II)]
(a) Square (b) Rhombus A
(c) Rectangle (d) None of these (a) 2A (b) 90 
2
13. In the figure given above, ABCD is a A
(c) 90  (d) 90° + A
trapezium. EF is parallel to AD and BG. y 2
is equal to:
18. E is the mid-point of the median AD of a
ABC, if BE produced meets the side AC at
F, then CF is equal to:
[CDS 2013(II)]
AC 2 AC
(a) (b)
3 3
AC
(c) (d) None of these
[CDS 2013(I) 3
(a) 30° (b) 45°
(c) 60° (d) 65° 19. A DEF is formed by joining the mid points
of the sides of ABC. Similarly, a PQR is
14. Consider a circle with centre at O and formed by joining the mid points of the
radius r. Points A and B lies on its sides of the DEF. If the sides of the PQR
circumference and a point M lies outside of are of length 1,2 and 3 units, what is the
it such that M, A and O lies on the same perimeter of the ABC?
straight line. Then, the ratio of MA to MB is: [CDS 2013(II)]
Then, the ratio of MA to MB is: (a) 18 units
[CDS 2013(I) (b) 24 units
(a) Equal to 1 (b) Equal to r (c) 48 units
(c) Greater than 1 (d) Less than 1 (d) Cannot be determined

15. Consider the following statements: 20. PQR is an equilateral triangle is the point of
I. The tangent of a circle is a line that intersection of altitudes PL, QM and RN. If
meets the circle in one and only one OP = 8cm, then what is the perimeter of the
point. PQR?
II. The tangent of a circle at the end point of [CDS 2013(II)]
the diameter is perpendicular to the (a) 8 3cm (b) 12 3cm
diameter.
(c) 16 3cm (d) 24 3cm
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
[CDS 2013(I)] 21. In a ABC, B = 90° and C = 2 A, then
(a) Only I (b) Only II what is AB2 equal to?
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II [CDS 2013(II)]
(a) 2BC2 (b) 3BC2
(c) 4BC2 (d) 5BC2
16. Consider the following statements:
I. If G is the centroid of ABC, then GA=CB
=GC

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22. The side AC of a ABC is produced to D 28. Consider the following statements:
such that BC = CD. If ACB is 70°, then I. The perpendicular bisector of a chord of
what is ADB equal to? a circle does not pass through the centre
[CDS 2013(II)] of the circle
(a) 35° (b) 45° II. The angle in a semi-circle is a right angle
(c) 70° (d) 110° Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
23. Consider the following statements: [CDS 2013(II)]
I. If the diagonals of a parallelogram ABCD (a) Only I (b) Only II
are perpendicular, then ABCD may be a (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
rhombus
II. If the diagonals of a quadrilateral ABCD 29. ABC is an equilateral triangle inscribed in a
are equal and perpendicular, then ABCD circle. D is any point on the arc BC. What is
is a square ADB equal to?
Which of the statements given below [CDS 2013(II)]
is/are correct? (a) 90° (b) 60°
[CDS 2013(II)] (c) 45° (d)None of the above
(a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II 30. ABC and XYZ are two similar triangles with
C = Z, whose areas are respectively
24. A quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a 32cm2 and 60.5cm2. If XY = 7.7 cm, then
circle. If AB is parallel to CD and AC = BD, what is AB equal to?
then the quadrilateral must be a: [CDS 2013(II)]
[CDS 2013(II)] (a) 5.6cm (b) 5.8cm
(a) Parallelogram (b) Rhombus (c) 6.0cm (d) 6.2cm
(c) Trapezium (d) None of these
31. ABC is a triangle right angled at A and a
25. ABCD is a quadrilateral such that BC = BA perpendicular AD is drawn on the
and CD > AD. Which one of the following is hypotenuse BC. What is BC.AD equal to?
correct? [CDS 2013(II)]
[CDS 2013(II)] (a) AB.AC (b) AB.AD
(a) BAD = BCD (b) BAD < BCD (c) CA.CD (d) AD.BD
(c) BAD > BCD (d) None of these
32. The height of two trees are x and y, where
26. Consider the following statements in x>y. the tops of the trees are at a distance z
respect of two chords XY and ZT of a circle apart. If s is the shortest distance between
intersecting at P. the trees, then what is s2 equal to?
I. PX. PY = PZ. PT [CDS 2013(II)]
II. PXZ and PTY are similar triangles (a) x2 + y2 – z2 – 2xy
Which of the above statements is/are (b) x2 + y2 – z2
correct? (c) x2 + y2 + z2 – 2xy
[CDS 2013(II)] (d) z2 – x2 – y2 + 2xy
(a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II 33. The three sides of a triangle are 15, 25, x
units. Which one of the following is correct?
27. The diameter of a circle with centre at C is [CDS 2014(I)]
50 cm. CP is a radial segment of the circle. (a) 10 < x < 40 (b) 10  x  40
AB is a chord perpendicular to CP and (c) 10  x < 40 (d) 10 < x  40
passes through P. CP produced intersects
the circle at D. If DP = 18 cm, then what is 34. Which one of the following is Pythagorean
the length of AB? triple in which one side differs from the
[CDS 2013(II)] hypotenuse by two units?
(a) 24cm (b) 32cm [CDS 2014(I)]
(c) 40cm (d) 48cm (a) (2n+1, 4n, 2n2 + 2n)
(b) (2n, 4n, n2 + 1)
(c) (2n2, 2n, 2n + 1)
(d) (2n, n2 – 1, n2 + 1)

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 Where, n is a positive real number? perpendicular to AB. Let AD and BC meet
AE BE
35. The sides of a right angled triangle are at E. What is  equal to?
AD BC
equal to three consecutive numbers [CDS 2014(I)]
expressed in centimeter. What can be the
(a) 2 (b) 1.5
area of such a triangle? (c) 1 (d) None of these
[CDS 2014(I)]
(a) 6cm2 (b) 8cm2
42. Two light rods AB = a + b, CD = a – b
(c) 10cm2 (d) 12cm2 symmetrically lying on a horizontal AB.
There are kept intact by two strings AC and
36. If triangles ABC and DEF are similar such
BD. The perpendicular distance between
that 2AB = DE and BC = 8cm, then what is
rods is a. The length of AC is given by:
EF equal to? [CDS 2014(I)]
[CDS 2014(I)] (a) a (b) b
(a) 16cm (b) 12cm
(c) 10cm (d) 8cm (c) a 2  b 2 (d) a 2  b2

37. The sides of a triangle are in geometric 43. If PQRS be a rectangle such PQ = 3 QR.
progression with common ratio r < 1. If the
Then, what is PRS equal to?
triangle is a right angled triangle, the
[CDS 2014(I)]
square of common ratio is given by:
(a) 60° (b) 45°
[CDS 2014(I)]
(c) 30° (d) 15°
5 1 5 1
(a) (b)
2 2 44. In a trapezium, the two non-parallel sides
3 1 3 1 are equal in length, each being of 5cm. The
(c) (d) parallel sides are at a distance of 3 cm
2 2 apart. If the smaller side of the parallel
sides is of length 2cm, then the sum of the
38. In a ABC, AD is a perpendicular of BC and diagonals of the trapezium is:
BE is perpendicular to AC. Which of the [CDS 2014(I)]
following is correct?
(a) 10 5 cm (b) 6 5 cm
[CDS 2014(I)]
(a) CE × CB = CA × CD (c) 5 5 cm (d) 3 5 cm
(b) CE × CA = CD × CB
(c) AD × BD = AE × BE 45. Let ABCD be a parallelogram. Let P, Q, R
(d) AB × AC = AD × BE and S be the mid points of sides AB, BC,
CD and DA respectively. Consider the
39. Let ABC is triangle right angled at B. If AB following statements.
= 6cm and BC = 8cm, then what is the I. Area of triangle APS < Area of triangle
length of the circum-radius of the ABC? DSR, if BD < AC.
[CDS 2014(I)] II. Area of triangle ABC = 4 (Area of triangle
(a) 10cm (b) 7cm BPQ)
(c) 6cm (d) 5cm Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
40. If AD is the internal angular bisector of [CDS 2014(I)]
ABC with AB = 3 cm and AC = 1 cm then (a) Only I (b) Only II
what is BD : BC equal to? (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
[CDS 2014(I)]
(a) 1:3 (b) 1:4 46. Consider the following statement:
(c) 2:3 (d) 3:4 I. Let ABCD be a parallelogram which is
not a rectangle, then 2(AB2 +BC2)  AC2 +
41. AB is a straight line, C and D are points the BD2
same side of AB such that AC is II. If ABCD is a rhombus with AB=4cm,
perpendicular to AB and BD is then AC2 + BD2 = n3 for some positive
integer n.
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?

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 [CDS 2014(I)] 52. In a ABC, if B = 2 C = 2A. Then what
(a) Only I (b) Only II is the ratio of AC to BC?
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II [CDS 2014(II)]

47. ABCD is a parallelogram, E is a point on BC (a) 2 :1 (b) 3 :1

such that BE : EC = m : n. If AE and DB (c) 1 : 1 (d) 1: 2
intersect in F, then what is the ratio of the
area of FEB to the area of AFD? 53. For a triangle, the radius of the circum-
[CDS 2014(I)] circle is double the radius of the inscribed
(a) m/n (b) (m/n)2 circle, then which one of the following is
(c) (n/m)2 (d) [m/(m + n)]2 correct?
[CDS 2014(II)]
48. A circle of radius 10 cm has an equilateral (a) The triangle is a right angled
triangle inscribed in it. The length of the (b) The triangle is an isosceles
perpendicular drawn from the centre to any (c) The triangle is an equilateral
side of the triangle is (d) None of the above
[CDS 2014(I)]
(a) 2.5√3 cm (b) 5√3 cm 54. Consider the following statements in
(c) 10√3 cm (d) None of these respect of an equilateral triangle:
[CDS 2014(II)]
49. AB and CD are two chords of a circle
1. The altitudes are congruent
meeting externally at P. Then, which of the
2. The three medians are congruent
following is/are correct?
3. The centroid bisects the altitude
I . PA × PD = PC × PB
Which of the above statements are
II. ∆PAC and ∆PDB are similar.
correct?
Select the correct answer using the codes
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
given below.
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
[CDS 2014(I)]
(a) Only I (b) Only II
55. Consider the following:
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
1.ABC and DEF are triangles in a plane
such that AB is parallel to DE, BC is
50. In a ABC, AB= BC= CA. The ratio of the
parallel to EF and CA is parallel to FD.
radius of the circum-circle to that of the in-
circle is Statement I if ABC is a right angle, then
[CDS 2014(I)] DEF is also a right angle
(a) 2 : 1 (c) 3 : 1 Statement II Triangles of the type ABC and
(c) 3 : 2 (d) None of these DEF are always congruent
Which one of the following is correct in
51. Three straight lines are drawn through the respect of the above statements?
[CDS 2014(II)]
three vertices of a ABC, the line through
each vertex being parallel to the opposite (a)Statement I and II are correct and
side. The DEF is bounded by these parallel Statement II is the correct explanation of
lines: Statement I
Consider the following statements in (b)Statement I and II are correct and
respect of the DEF. Statement II is not the correct explanation
1. Each side of DEF is double the side of of Statement I
the ABC to which it is parallel (c)Statement I is correct and Statement II is
2. Area of DEF is four times the area of incorrect
ABC (d)Statement I is incorrect and Statement II
is correct
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
[CDS 2014(II)] 56. Let the incircle to a ABC touch BC, AC
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 and AB respectively at the point X, Y and Z.
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Statement I if AB > BC then AB + AZ < BC
+ XC
Statement II AZ = AY
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 Which one of the following is correct in other by 13 m and one of the diagonals is
respect of the above statements? 41m.
(a)Statement I and II are correct and [CDS 2014(II)]
Statement II is the correct explanation of 59. What is the area of the parallelogram?
Statement I (a) 63m2 (b) 96m2
(b)Statement I and II are correct and (c) 126m2 (d) 252m2
Statement II is not the correct explanation
of Statement I 60. What is the shorter height of the
(c)Statement I is correct and Statement II is parallelogram?
incorrect (a) 9.0m (b) 7.5m
(d)Statement I is incorrect and Statement II (c) 5.5m (d) 4.5m
is correct
61. Consider the following statements:
57. Let ABC be a triangle in which ACB = 60° 1. The difference between the diagonals of
and AC = x < BC. Let the circle with centre the parallelogram is more than 20 m
at C and radius x meet BC at D. Let CF be 2. The difference between the height of the
the perpendicular drawn from C meeting parallelogram is more than 10 m.
AD at F. Which of the above statements is/are
Statement I ACD is isosceles but not correct?
equilateral [CDS 2014(II)]
Statement II DF = x/2 (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
Which one of the following is correct in (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
respect of the above statements?
[CDS 2014(II)] Direction (for next two): Read the
(a)Statement I and II are correct and following information carefully and answer
Statement II is the correct explanation of the given questions that follow.
Statement I ABCD is a trapezium, in which AB is
(b)Statement I and II are correct and parallel to CD. Let M be the mid-point of
Statement II is not the correct explanation BC.
of Statement I
(c)Statement I is correct and Statement II is 62. Consider the following statements:
incorrect I. Area of ADM + Area of DCM is equal to
(d)Statement I is incorrect and Statement II three fourth of the area of trapezium
is correct ABCD, if AB = CD
II. Area of DCM + area of ABM is always
58. Let ABCD be a parallelogram. Let X and Y greater than half of the area of trapezium
be the mid points of the sides BC and AD, ABCD.
respectively. Let M and N be the mid points Which of the above statements is/are
of the sides AB and CD, respectively. correct?
Consider the following statements: [CDS 2014(II)]
1. The straight line MX cannot be parallel (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
to YN (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. The straight lines AC, BD, XY and MN
meet at a point. 63. Consider the following statements:
Which of the above statements is/are I. Area of ADM  Area of ABM is always
correct? equal to area of DCM, if AB = CD.
[CDS 2014(II)] II. Area of ABM is equal to one eight of
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 area of trapezium ABCD, if AB = CD.
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
Direction (for next two): Read the [CDS 2014(II)]
following information carefully and answer (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
the given questions that follow. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
A piece of land is in the form of a
parallelogram and the perimeter of the land 64. ABCD is a parallelogram. P and R are the
is 86m. The length of one side exceeds the mid points of DC and BC, respectively. The

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 line PR intersects the diagonal AC at Q. The 2 1
distance CQ will be : (a) (b)
3 2 3
[CDS 2014(II)]
(a) AC/4 (b) BD/3 3 2
(c) (d)
(c) BD/4 (d) AC/3 2 3 1 3

65. Bisectors of two adjacent angles A and B of 71. Let a, b, c be the sides of a right triangle,
a quadrilateral ABCD intersect each other where c is the hypotenuse. The radius of
at a point P. Which one of the following is the circle which touches the sides of the
correct? triangle is:
[CDS 2014(II)] [CDS 2015(I)]
(a) 2APB = C + D (a) (a + b – c)/2 (b) (a + b + c)/2
(b) APB = C + D (c) (a + 2b +2c)/2 (d) (2a + 2b – c)/2
(c) APB = 180°  (C + B)
(d) APB = 180°  (C + D) 72. The area of the largest triangle that can be
inscribed in a semicircle of radius r is:
66. If the chord of an arc of a circle is of length [CDS 2015(I)]
x, the height of the arc is y and the radius (a) r2 (b) 2r2
of the circle is z. Then, which one of the (c) 3r2 (d) 4r2
following is correct?
[CDS 2014(II)] 73. Consider the following statements:
(a) y (2z−y) = x2 (b) y (2z−y) = 4x2 1. Let D be a point on the side BC of a
(c) 2y (2z−y) = x 2 (d) 4y (2z−y) = x2 triangle ABC. If area of triangle ABD =
area of triangle ACD, then for all points
67. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio O on AD, area of triangle ABO = area of
1 1 1 triangle ACO.
: : . If its perimeter is 52cm, then what 2. If G is the point of concurrence of the
2 3 4
medians of a triangle ABC, then area of
is the length of the smallest side?
triangle ABG = area of triangle BCG =
[CDS 2014(II)]
area of triangle ACG.
(a) 9cm (b) 10cm
Which of the above statements is/area
(c) 11cm (d) 12cm
correct?
[CDS 2015(I)]
68. In a triangle ABC, AD is the median
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 only
through A and E is the midpoint of AD, and
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
BE produced meets AC at F. Then AF is
equal to:
74. If each interior angle of a regular polygon is
[CDS 2014(II)]
135°, then the number of diagonals of the
(a) AC/5 (b) AC/4
polygon is equal to:
(c) AC/3 (d) AC/2
[CDS 2015(I)]
(a) 54 (b) 48
69. Let OA, OB, OC and OD are rays in the
(c) 20 (d) 18
anticlockwise direction such that ∠AOB =
∠COD = 100°, ∠BOC = 82° and ∠AOD = 78°.
75. AD is the diameter of a circle and AB is a
Consider the following statements :
chord. If AD = 34 cm, AB = 30cm, the
I. AOC and BOD are lines
distance of AB from the center of the circle
II. ∠BOC and ∠AOD are supplementary
is:
Which of the above statements is/are
[CDS 2015(I)]
correct?
(a) 17cm (b) 15cm
[CDS 2015(I)]
(c) 13cm (d) 8cm
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
76. If a star figure is formed by elongating the
sides of a regular pentagon, then the
70. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 4 : 1
measure of each angle at the angular points
: 1. Then the ratio of the largest side to the
of the star figure is:
perimeter is:
[CDS 2015(I)]
[CDS 2015(I)]

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 (a) 36° (b) 35° 82. Out of two concentric circles, the diameter
(c) 32° (d) 30° of the outer circle is 26 cm and the chord
MN of length 24cm is tangent to the inner
77. The area of a rhombus with side 13cm and circle. The radius of the inner circle
one diagonal 10cm will be: [CDS 2015(I)]
[CDS 2015(I)] (a) 5 cm (b) 6 cm
(a) 140square cm (b) 13 square cm (c) 8 cm (d) 10 cm
(c) 120 square cm (d) 110 square cm
83. ABCD is a parallelogram, where AB : AD =
78. The diagonals of a trapezium are at right 2:1. One of the angles of the parallelogram
angles, and the slant sides, if produced, is 60°. The two diagonals are in the ration.
form an equilateral triangle with the greater [CDS 2015(I)]
of the two parallel sides. If the area of the (a) 7 : 3
trapezium is 16 square cm, then the (b) 7: 3
distance between the parallel sides is: (c) 7 : 5
[CDS 2015(I)] (d) None of the above
(a) 2cm
(b) 4cm 84. The sides of a triangle are 25cm, 39cm and
(c) 8cm 56cm. The perpendicular from the opposite
(d)cannot be determined due to insufficient vertex on the side of 56cm is:
data [CDS 2015(I)]
(a) 10cm (b) 12cm
79. Two circles, each of radius r, with centres P (c) 15cm (d) 16cm
and O, are such that each circle passes
through the centre of the other circle. Then 85. From a circular piece of cardboard of radius
the area common to the circles is less than 3cm, two sectors of 40° each have been cut
one-third of the sum of the areas of the two off. The area of the remaining portion is:
circles. [CDS 2015(I)]
[CDS 2015(I)] (a) 11 square cm (b) 22 square cm
3r 2 3r 2 (c) 33 square cm (d) 44 square cm
(a) (b)
4 3 86. Consider the following statements:
3r 2 1. If non-parallel sides of a trapezium are
(c) (d) 3r 2 equal, then it is cyclic.
2 2. If the chord of a circle is equal to its
radius, then the angle subtended by this
80. Three equal circles each of diameter d are chord at a point in major segment is 30°.
drawn on a plane in such a way that each Which of the above statements is/are
circle touches the other two circles. A big correct?
circle is drawn in such a manner that it [CDS 2015(I)]
touches each of the small circles internally. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
The area of the big circle is (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
[CDS 2015(I)]

  87. The point O is equidistant from the three

2
(a) d2 (b) d2 2 3 sides of a triangle ABC. Consider the
following statements:
  d  3  2
2 2
d2 3 1 2
1. OAC + OCB + OBA = 90°
(c) (d) 2. BOC = 2 BAC
2 12 3. The perpendiculars drawn from any
point on OA to AB and AC are always
81. If the angle between the radii of a circle is equal
130°, then the angle between the tangents Which of the above statements are
at the ends of the radii is correct?
[CDS 2015(I)] [CDS 2015(II)]
(a) 90° (b) 70° (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 50° (d) 40° (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

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88. ABCD is a parallelogram with AB and AD as 93.
adjacent sides. If A = 60° and AB = 2AD,
then the diagonal BD will be equal to:
[CDS 2015(II)]
(a) 2 AD (b) 3 AD
(c) 2AD (d) 3AD

89. If X is any point within a square ABCD and AB is a line segment of length 2a, with M as
on AX a square AXYZ is described, which of mid-point. Semicircles are drawn on one
the following is/are correct? side with AM, MB and AB as diameter as
1. BX = DZ or BZ = DX shown in the above figure. A circle with
2. ABX = ADZ or ADX = ABZ centre O and radius r is drawn such that
Select the correct answer using the code this circle touches all the three semicircles.
given below: The value of r is:
[CDS 2015(II)] [CDS 2015(II)]
(a) 1Only (b) 2 Only 2a a
(a) (b)
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 3 2
a a
90. (c) (d)
3 4

94.

In the above figure, ABCD is a

parallelogram. P is a point on BC such that
PB : PC = 1 : 2. DP and AB when both
produced meet at Q. If area of triangle BPQ From an external point P tangents PA and
is 20 square unit, the area of triangle DCP PB are drawn to the circle as shown in the
is: above figure. CD is the tangent to the circle
[CDS 2015(II)] at E. If AP = 16 cm, then the perimeter of
(a) 20 square unit the triangle PCD is equal to:
(b) 30 square unit [CDS 2015(II)]
(c) 40 square unit (a) 24cm (b) 28cm
(d) None of the above (c) 30cm (d) 32cm

91. A circle of radius r is inscribed in a regular 95. Chord CD intersects the diameter AB of a
polygon with n sides (the circle touches all circle at right angle at a point P in the ratio
sides of the polygon). If the perimeter of the 1 : 2. If diameter of circle is D then CD is
polygon is p, then the area of the polygon equal to:
is: [CDS 2015(II)]
[CDS 2015(II)] 2d 2d
(a) (p + n) r (a) (b)
3 3
(b) (2pn)r
(c) pr (c)
2 2d
(d)
2 3d
(d) None of the above 3 3

92. The two adjacent sides of a cyclic 96. An equilateral triangle BOC is drawn inside
quadrilateral are 2 cm and 5cm and the a square ABCD. If angle AOD = 2, what is
angle between them is 60°. If the third side tan equal to?
is 3 cm, then the fourth side is of length. [CDS 2015(II)]
[CDS 2015(II)] (a) 2– 3 (b) 1+ 2
(a) 2cm (b) 3cm (c) 4– 3 (d) 2+ 3
(c) 4cm (d) 5cm

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97. Two poles are placed at P and Q on either Statement II.
side of a road such that the line joining P AB 2  BC 2  CA2 A ' B '2  B ' C '2  C ' A '2
and Q is perpendicular to the length of the 
AD 2  BE 2  CF 2 A ' D '2  B ' E '2  C ' F '2
road. A person moves x meter away from P
Which one of the following is correct in
parallel to the road and places another pole
respect of the above statements?
at R. Then the person moves further x
[CDS 2016(I)]
meter in the same direction and turns and
(a)Both Statement I and statement II are
moves a distance y meter away from the
true and statement II are true and
road perpendicularly, where he finds
statement II is the correct explanation of
himself, Q and R on the same line. The
statement I.
distance between P and Q (i.e. the width of
(b)Both Statement I and statement II are
the road in meter is)
true but statement II is not the correct
[CDS 2016(I)]
𝑥 explanation of statement I.
(a) x (b) 2 (c)Statement I is true but statement II is
(c) y (d) 2y false
(d)Statement I is false but statement II is
98. There are five lines in a plane, no two of true
which are parallel. The maximum number
of the points in which they can intersect is. 102. Suppose chords AB and CD of a circle
[CDS 2016(I)] intersect at a point P inside the circle. Two
(a) 4 right angled triangles A’P’B’ and C’Q’D’ are
(b) 6 formed as shown in the figures below such
(c) 10 that A’P’ = AP, B’P’ = BP, C’Q’ = CP, D’Q’ =
(d) None of the above DP and A’P’B’ = 90° = C’Q’D’.

99. If a transversal intersects four parallel

straight lines, then the number of distinct
values of the angles formed will be
[CDS 2016(I)]
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 8 (d) 16

100. In the figure given below, P and q are

parallel lines. What are the values of the Which of the following statements are not
angles x, y and z? correct?
1. A'P'B' and C´Q'D' are similar triangles
but need not be congruent
2. APB and CQD are congruent triangles
3. APB and CQD are triangles of same
area
[CDS 2016(I)] 4. APB and CQD are triangles of same
° ° ° perimeter
(a) 𝑥 = 80 , 𝑦 = 40 , 𝑧 = 100
Select the correct answer using the code
(b) 𝑥 = 80° , 𝑦 = 50° , 𝑧 = 105°
given below:
(c) 𝑥 = 70° , 𝑦 = 40° , 𝑧 = 110° [CDS 2016(I)]
(d) 𝑥 = 60° , 𝑦 = 20° , 𝑧 = 120° (a) 2 and 3 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) 1,2,3 and 4
101. Let ABC and A’B’C’ be two triangles in
which AB > A’B’, BC>B’C’ and CA > C’A’. Let 103. Suppose ABC is a triangle with AB of unit
D, E and F be the mid points of the sides length D and E are the points lying on AB
BC, CA and AB respectively. Let D’E’ and F and AC respectively such that BC and DE
be the midpoints of the sides B’C’, C’A’ and are parallel. If the area of triangle ABC is
A’B’ respectively. twice the area of triangle ADE, then the
Consider the following statements: length of AD is:
Statement I. AD > A’D’, BE > B’E’ and CF [CDS 2016(I)]
> C’F’ are always true

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 1 1 2. L is a straight line passing through A
(a) unit (b) unit and orthocenter of triangle ABC is on a
2 3
point L
1 1 3. L is a straight line passing through A
(c) unit (d) unit
2 3 and in centeroid of triangle ABC is point
on L
104. Let the triangles ABC and DEF be such that Select the correct answer using the code
ABC = DEF, ACB = DFB and BAC = given below:
EDF. Let L be the midpoint of BC and M [CDS 2016(I)]
be the midpoint of EF. Consider the (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
following statements: (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Statements I. Triangle ABL and DEM are
similar 108. In a triangle PQR, point X is on PQ and
Statement II. Triangle ALC is congruent to point Y is on PR such that XP = 1.5 units,
triangle DMF even in AC  DF XQ = 6 unit, PY = 2 units and YR = 8 units.
Which one of the following is correct in Which of the following are correct?
respect of the above statement? 1. QR = 5XY
[CDS 2016(I)] 2. QR is parallel to XY
(a)Statement I and II are correct and 3. Triangle PYX is similar to triangle PRQ
Statement II is the correct explanation of Select the correct answer using the code
Statement I given below:
(b)Statement I and II are correct and [CDS 2016(I)]
Statement II is not the correct explanation (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
of Statement I (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(c)Statement I is correct and Statement II is
incorrect 109. A person travels 7km north and then turns
(d)Statement I is incorrect and Statement II right and travels 3 km and further turns
is correct right and travels13km. What is the shortest
distance of the present position of the
105. ABC and DEF are similar triangles. If the person from his starting point?
ratio of side AB to side DE is  
2  1: 3 ,
(a) 6km
[CDS 2016(I)]
(b) 3 5km
then the ratio of area of triangle ABC to
that of triangle DEF is: (c) 7km (d) 4 5km
[CDS 2016(I)]
 
(a) 3  2 2 : 3  
(b) 9  6 2 : 2 110. ABC is a triangle in which D is the midpoint
of BC and E is the midpoint of AD. Which of

(c) 1 9  6 2   
(d) 3  2 2 : 3 the following statements is/are correct?
1. The area of triangle ABC is equal to four
times the area of triangle BED
 2. The area of triangle ADC is twice the
106. In a triangle ABC if A–B = , then C + 2B
2 area of triangle BED
is equal to: Select the correct answer using the code
[CDS 2016(I)] given below:
2 3 [CDS 2016(I)]
(a) (b) (a) 1only (b) 2 only
3 4
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

(c)  (d)
2 111.

107. Let ABC be a triangle in which AB = AC. Let

L be the locus of point X inside or on the
triangle such that BX = CX.
Which of the following statements are
correct?
1. L is a straight line passing through A
and in center of triangle ABC is on L

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 ABC is a triangle right angled at C as different from the sum of the exterior
shown in the figure above. Which one of the angles of a regular polygon of n sides.
following is correct? II. Let m, n be integers such that m > n  3.
[CDS 2016(I)] Then the sum of the interior angles of a
(a) AQ2 + AB2 = BP2 + PQ2 regular polygon of m sides is greater
(b) AQ2 + PQ2 = AB2 + BP2 than the sum of the interior angles of a
(c) AQ2 + BP2 = AB2 + PQ2 regular polygon of n sides, and their sum
(d) AQ2 + AP2 = BK2 + KQ2 
is (m n) .
2
112.
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
[CDS 2016(I)]
(a) 1Only (b) 2 Only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

117. Consider the following statements:

In the figure given above, AD = CD = BC.
1. There exists a regular polygon whose
What is the value of CBD. exterior angles is 70°.
[CDS 2016(I)]
2. Let n  5. Then the exterior angle of any
(a) 32°
regular polygon of n sides is acute.
(b) 64°
Which of the above statements is/are
(c) 78°
correct?
(d)Cannot be determined due to insufficient
[CDS 2016(I)]
data
(a) 1Only (b) 2 Only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
113. ABC is an equilateral triangle and X, Y and
Z are the points of BC, CA and AB
118. In a circle of radius 2 unit, a diameter AB
respectively such that BX = CY=AZ.
intersects a chord of length 2 units
Which of the following is/are correct?
perpendicularly at P. If AP > BP, then AP is
1. XYZ is an equilateral triangle
equal to:
2. Triangle XYZ is similar to triangle ABC
[CDS 2016(I)]
Select the correct answer using the code
given below: 
(a) 2  5 units  
(b) 2  3 units

(a) 1only
[CDS 2016(I)]
(b) 2 only

(c) 2  2 units  (d) 3 units
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
119. A truck moves along a circular path and
114. A rhombus is formed by joining midpoints describes 100m when it has traced out 36°
of the sides of a rectangle in the suitable at the centre. The radius of the circle is
order. If the area of the rhombus is 2 equal to:
square units, then the area of the rectangle [CDS 2016(I)]
is: [CDS 2016(I)] 100 250
(a) m (b) m
(a) 2 2 square units (b) 4 square units  
(c) 4 2 square units (d) 8 square units (c)
500
m (d)
600
m
 
115. If each interior angle of a regular polygon is
140°, then the number of vertices of the 120. A tangent is drawn from an external point
polygon is equal to: O to a circle of radius 3 units at P such that
[CDS 2016(I)] DP = 4 units. If O is the centre of the circle,
(a) 10 (b) 9 the sine of the angle ODP is:
(c) 8 (d) 7 [CDS 2016(I)]
(a) 4/5 (b) ¾
116. Consider the following statements: (c) 3/5 (d) ½
I. If n  3 and m  3 are distinct positive
integers, then the sum of the exterior 121. Consider a circle with centre at O and
angles of a regular polygon of m sides is radius 7cm. Let or be a chord of length 2cm

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 and let P be the midpoint of QR. Let CD be 125. In an equilateral triangle another
another chord of the circle passing through equilateral triangle is drawn inside joining
P such that PCQ is acute. If M is the the mid-point of the sides of given
midpoint of CD and MP = 24 cm, then equilateral triangle and the process is
which of the following statements are continued up to 7 times. What is the ratio
correct? of area of fourth triangle to that of seventh
1. If CP = 135° triangle?
2. If CP = m cm and PD = n cm, then m and [CDS 2016(II)]
n are the roots of the quadratic equation (a) 256:1 (b) 128:1
x2–10x+1=0 (c) 64 :1 (d) 16:1
3. The ratio of the area of triangle OPR to
126. The sides of a triangle are given by
the area of triangle OMP is 1: 2 2.
Select the correct answer using the code a 2  b 2 , c 2  a 2 and (b+c) where, a, b, c are
given below: positive. What is the area of the triangle
[CDS 2016(I)] equal to?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 2 only [CDS 2016(II)]
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
a b c
2 2 2
(a)
122. Consider a circle with center at C Let OP, 2
OQ denote respectively the tangents to the a b  b2c2  c2a 2
2 2

circle drawn from a point O outside the (b)

2
circle. Let R be a point on OP and S be a
a b  c 
point on OQ such that OR  SQ = OS  RP. (c)
Which of the following statement is/are 2
correct?
1. If X is the circle with centre at O and
 
3 a 2b 2  b 2 c 2  c 2 a 2
(d)
radius OR, and Y is the circle with centre 2
at O and radius OS, then X = Y.
2. POC + QCO = 90° 127. Two circles touch externally and sum of
Select the correct answer using the code their areas is 130π cm2 and distance
given below: between their centres is 14 cm. What is the
[CDS 2016(I)] difference in the radii of the circles?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only [CDS 2016(II)]
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 5 cm (b) 6 cm
(c) 7 cm (d) 8 cm
123. A circular path is made from two concentric
circular rings in such a way that the 128. In a circle of radius 3 units, a diameter AB,
smaller ring when allowed to roll over the intersects a chord of length 2 units
circumference of the bigger ring, it takes perpendicularly at P. If AP > BP., then what
three full revolutions. If the area of the is the ratio of AP to BP?
pathway is equal to n times the area of the [CDS 2016(II)]
smaller ring, then n is equal to: (a) 3 + √10 : 3 − √10 (b) 3 + √8 : 3 − √8
[CDS 2016(I)] (c) 3 + √3 : 3 − √3 (d) 3 : √3
(a) 4 (b) 6
(c) 8 (d) 10 129. If two tangents inclined at an angle 60° are
drawn to a circle of radius 3 cm, then what
124. Let ABC be a right angled triangle with BC is the length of each tangent?
= 5cm, and AC = 12cm. Let D be a point on [CDS 2016(II)]
the hypotenuse AB such that BCD = 30°. (a) 3√3 cm (b) √3 cm
What is length of CD? (c) 6 cm (d) 2√2 cm
[CDS 2016(II)]
60 17 130. ABCDA is a con-cyclic quadrilateral of a
(a) cm (b) cm circle ABCD with radius r and centre at O.
13 2 If AB is the diameter and CD is parallel and
120 120 half of AB and if the circle complete one
(c) cm (d) cm
5  12 2 5  12 3 rotation about the center O, then the locus

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 of the middle point of CD is a circle of [CDS 2017(I)]
radius: (a) 10 and 130 (b) 10 and 125
[CDS 2016(II)] (c) 20 and 130 (d) 20 and 125
3r 2r
(a) (b) 136. In the figure given below, PQR is a non-
2 3
isosceles right angled triangle, right angled
2 3r 3r at Q. If LM and QT are parallel and QT=PT,
(c) (d)
3 2 then what is ∠RLM equal to?

131. In the figure given below, PQ is parallel to

RS and and PR is parallel to QS. If ∠LPR =
35° and ∠UST=70°, then what is ∠MPQ
equal to?
[CDS 2017(I)]

[CDS 2017(I)]
(a) ∠PQT (b) ∠LRM
(c) ∠RML (d) ∠QPT

137. In the figure given below, ABC is a triangle

with AB = BC and D is an interior point of
the triangle ABC such that ∠DAC = ∠DCA.

(a) 55° (b) 70°

(c) 75° (d) 80°

132. Which one of the following triples does not

represent the sides of a triangle?
[CDS 2017(I)]
(a) (3,4,5) (b) (4,7,10)
(c) (3,6,8) (d) (2,3,6) Consider the following statements:
1. Triangle ADC is an isosceles triangle.
133. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 2. D is the centroid of the triangle ABC
4:3. The smallest angle of the triangle is 3. Triangle ABD is congruent to the triangle
[CDS 2017(I)] CBD.
(a) 20° (b) 40° Which of the above statements are
(c) 50° (d) 60° correct?
[CDS 2017(I)]
134. ABC is a triangle and D is a point on the (a) 1and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
side BC. If BC = 12 cm, BD = 9 cm and (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3
∠ADC= ∠BAC, then the length of AC is
equal to 138. In the figure given below, M is the mid-
[CDS 2017(I)] point of AB and ∠DAB=∠CBA and
(a) 5 cm (b) 6 cm ∠AMC=∠BMD. Then the triangle ADM is
(c) 8 cm (d) 9 cm congruent to the triangle BCM by:
135. In the figure given below, ∠A= 80° and
∠ABC=60°. BD and CD bisect angles B and
C respectively. What are the values of x and
y respectively? A

D [CDS 2017(I)]
x° (a) SAS rule (b) SSS rule
y°
x° (c) ASA rule (d) AAA rule
B C

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139. ABCD is a square X is the mid-point of AB
and Y is the mid-point of BC.
Consider the following statements
1. Triangles ADX and BAY are congruent.
2. ∠DXA= ∠AYB.
3. DX is inclined at an angle 60° with AY.
4. DX is not perpendicular to AY. [CDS 2017(I)]
Which of the above statements are (a) 10:5:7 (b) 8:4:7
correct? (c) 2:1:2 (d) 8:4:5
[CDS 2017(I)]
(a) 2, 3 and 4 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only 145. In the figure given below, PQRS is a
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only (d) 1 and 2 only parallelogram. PA bisects angle P and SA
bisects angle S. What is angle PAS equal
140. Let ABCD be a rectangle. Let P, Q, R, S be to?
the mid-points of sides AB, BC, CD, DA
respectively. Then the quadrilateral PQRS is
a:
[CDS 2017(I)]
(a) Square
(b) Rectangle, but need not be a square [CDS 2017(I)]
(c) Rhombus, but need not be a square (a) 60° (b) 75°
(d)Parallelogram, but need not be a (c) 90° (d) 100°
rhombus
146. Two parallel chords of a circle whose
141. ABCDEF is a regular polygon. Two poles at diameter is 13 cm are respectively 5 cm and
C and D are standing vertically and 12 cm in length. If both the chords are on
subtend angles of elevation 30 and 60° at A the same side of the diameter, then the
respectively. What is the ratio of the height distance between these chords is
of the pole at C to that of the pole at D: [CDS 2017(I)]
[CDS 2017(I)] (a) 5.5 cm (b) 5 cm
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2√3 (c) 3.5 cm (d) 3 cm
(c) 2√3 : 1 (d) 2 : √3
147. A field is divided into four regions as shown
142. In a trapezium ABCD, AB is parallel to CD in the given figure. What is the area of the
and the diagonals intersect each other at O. field in square metres?
What is the ratio of OA to OC equal to?
[CDS 2017(I)]
(a) Ratio of OB to OD
(b) Ratio of BC to CD
(c) Ratio of AD to AB
(d) Ratio of AC to BD

143. ABCD is a rectangle. The diagonals AC and

BD intersect at O. If AB = 32 cm and AD =
24 cm, then what is OD equal to?
[CDS 2017(I)] [CDS 2017(I)]
(a) 22 cm (b) 20 cm 3 3
(a) 6  5 (b) 5  3
(c) 18 cm (d) 16 cm 4 2
3
144. In the figure given below, AC is parallel to (c) 9  15 (d) 7  2 2
ED and AB = DE = 5 cm and BC = 7 cm. 4
What is the area ABDE : area BDE : area
BCD equal to ? 148. In the figure given below, D is the diameter
of each circle. What is the diameter of the
shaded circle?

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 153. If PL, QM and RN are the altitudes of
triangle PQR whose ortho-centre is O, then
Q is the ortho-centre of the triangle
[CDS 2017(II)]
(a) OPQ (b) OQR
(c) PLR (d) OPR

[CDS 2017(I)] 154. In triangle ABC, ∠C=90° and CD is the

(a) D (√2−1) (b) D (√2+1) perpendicular from C to AB.
(c) D (√2+2) (d) D (2−√2) If (CD)−2 =(BC)−2 +(CA)−2 then which one of
the following is correct?
149. Let P, Q, R be the mid-points of sides AB, [CDS 2017(II)]
BC, CA respectively of a triangle ABC. If the (a) BC.CD=AB.CA
area of the triangle ABC is 5 square units, (b) AB. BC=CD.CA
then the area of the triangle PQR is: (c) CA2 +CB2 = 2(AD2 + CD2)
[CDS 2017(I)] (d) AB.CD = BC.CA
5
(a) square units 155. In a triangle ABC, the medians AD and BE
3 intersect at G. A line DF is drawn parallel to
5 BE such that F is on AC. If AC=9 cm, then
(b) square units
2 2 what is CF equal to?
5 [CDS 2017(II)]
(c) square units (a) 2.25 cm (b) 3 cm
4
(d) 1 square unit (c) 4.5 cm (d) 6 cm

150. Consider the following statements in 156. In a triangle PQR, X is a point on PR and Y
is a point on QR such that PR = 10 cm, RX
respect of three, straight lines, A, B and C
= 4 cm, YR = 2 cm, QR=5 cm.
on a plane.
Which one of the following is correct?
1. If A and C are parallel and B and C are
[CDS 2017(II)]
parallel; then A and B are parallel.
(a) XY is parallel to PQ
2. If A is perpendicular to C and B is
(b) PQ = 2XY
perpendicular to C; then A and B are
parallel. (c) PX = QY
(d) PQ = 3XY
3. If the acute angle between A and C is
equal to the acute angles between B and
157. One-fifth of the area of a triangle ABC is cut
C; then A and B are parallel.
off by a line DE drawn parallel to BC such
Which of the above statements are
that D is on AB and E is on AC. If BC 10
correct?
cm, then what is DE equal to?
[CDS 2017(II)]
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only [CDS 2017(II)]
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 2 and 3 only (a) √5 cm (b) 2√5 cm
(c) 3√5 cm (d) 4√5 cm
151. In a triangle ABC, AD is perpendicular on
158. Consider the following statements
BC. If ∠BAC = 90°, AB = c, BC = a, CA = b
and AD =p, then which one of the following 1. The point of intersection of the
is correct? perpendicular bisectors of the side of a
[CDS 2017(II)] triangle may lie outside the triangle.
(a) p = abc (b) p2 = bc 2. The point of intersection of the
perpendiculars drawn from the vertices
(c) p = bc/a (d) p = ab/c
to the opposite sides of a triangle may
lie on two sides. Which of the above
152. In an equilateral triangle ABC, BD is drawn
statements is/are correct?
perpendicular to AC. What is BD2 equal to?
[CDS 2017(II)]
[CDS 2017(II)]
(a) AD2 (b) 2AD2 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 3AD2 (d) 4AD2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 not 2

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159. If a point O is interior of a rectangle ABCD [CDS 2017(II)]
is joined with each of the vertices A, B, C (a)15
and D, then OB2 + OD2 will be equal to? (b) 21
[CDS 2017(II)] (c) 28
(a) 2OC2 + OA2 (b) 2OC2 − OA2 (d) None of the above
(c) OC2 + OA2 (d) OC2 + 2OA2
167. The length of a line segment AB is 2 cm. It
160. The diagonals of a rhombus are of length is divided into two parts at a point C such
20 cm and 48 cm. What is the length of a that AC2 = AB × CB. What is the length of
side of the rhombus? CB?
[CDS 2017(II)] [CDS 2018(I)]
(a) 13 cm (b) 26 cm (a) 3 5 cm (b) 3 − 5 cm
(c) 36 cm (d) 39 cm (c) 5 3 cm (d) 5 − 1 cm
161. A closed polygon has six sides and one of 168. The locus of a point equidistant from two
its angles is 30° greater than each of the intersecting lines is
other five equal angles. What is the value of [CDS 2018(I)]
one of the equal angles? (a) A straight line
[CDS 2017(II)] (b) A circle
(a) 55° (b) 115° (c) A pair of straight lines
(c) 150° (d) 175° (d) None of the above

162. AB and CD are parallel chords of a circle 3 Consider the following for the next two
cm apart. If AB= 4 cm, CD = 10 cm, then (02) questions:
what is the radius of the circle? In a triangle ABC, a, b and c are the lengths
[CDS 2017(II)] of the sides and p, q and r are the lengths
(a) 7 cm (b) √19 cm of its medians.
(c) √29 cm (d) 14 cm 169. Which one of the following is correct?
[CDS 2018(I)]
163. The diagonals of a cyclic quadrilateral (a) 2 (p + q + r) = (a + b + c)
ABCD intersect at P and the area of the (b) 2 (p + q + r) >3 (a + b + c)
triangle APB is 24 square cm. If AB-8 cm (c) 2 (p + q + r) <3 (a + b + c)
and CD = 5 cm, then what is the area of the (d) 11 (p + q + r) >10 (a + b + c)
triangle CPD?
[CDS 2017(II)] 170. Which one of the following is correct?
(a) 24 square cm (b) 15 square cm [CDS 2018(I)]
(c) 12.5 square cm (d) 9.375 square cm (a) (a + b + c) < ( p + q + r)
(b) 3(p + q + r) >4 ( a + b + c)
164. The distance between the centres of two (c) 2(p + q + r) <3 ( a + b + c)
circles having radii 9 cm and 4 cm is 13 (d) 3 (a + b + c) >4 ( p + q + r)
cm. What is the length of the direct
common tangent of these circles? 171. In the figure given below, p, q, r are parallel
[CDS 2017(II)] lines; 𝑙 and are two transversals
(a) 12 cm (b) 11 cm [CDS 2018(I)]
(c) 10 cm (d) 9.5 cm

165. An arc of a circle subtends an angle 30° at

the centre. If the length of the arc is 22 cm,
then what is the radius of the circle?
[CDS 2017(II)]
(a) 5 cm (b) 7 cm
(c) 9cm (d) 11 cm

166. There are 8 lines in a plane, no two of Consider the following:

which are parallel. What is the maximum 1. AB : AC = DE : DF
number of points at which they can 2. AB  EF = BC  DE
intersect? Which of the above is/are correct?

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 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

172. ABC is a triangle right angled at C with BC

= a and AC = b. If p is the length of the
perpendicular from C on AB, then which
one of the following is correct?
[CDS 2018(I)] 3 3 𝑙2 3𝑙 2
(a) a2 b2 = p2 (a2 + b2) (a) (b)
16 16
(b) a2 b2 = p2 (b2 − a2) 3 3𝑙2 3 𝑙2
(c) (d)
(c) 2a2 b2 = p2 (a2 + b2) 32 32

(d) a2 b2 = 2p2 (a2 + b2)

176. Give that the angles of a polygon are all
equal and each angle is a right angle.
173. Consider the following statements:
Statement–1:The polygon has exactly four sides
1. The orthocenter of a triangle always lies
Statement–2: The sum of the angles of a
indie the triangle.
polygon having n side is (3n – 8) right angles.
2. The centroid of a triangle always lies
Which one of the following is correct is
inside the triangle.
respect of the above statements?
3. The orthocenter of right angled triangle
[CDS 2018(I)]
lies on the triangle.
(a)Both Statement – 1 and Statements – 2
4. The centroid of a right angled triangles
are true and Statement – 2 is the correct
lies on the triangle.
explanation of Statement – 1
Which of the above statements are
(b)Both Statement – 1 and Statement - 3
correct?
are true but Statement – 2 is not correct
[CDS 2018(I)]
explanation of Statement – 1
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 4
(c)Statement – 1 is true but Statement – 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 4
is false
(d)Statement – 1 is false but Statement – 2
174. Consider the following statements:
is true
Two triangles are said to be congruent, if
1. Three angles of the triangle are equal to
177. The radii of the circles are 4.5 cm and 3.5
the corresponding three angles of the
cm respectively. The distance between the
other triangle.
centers of the circles is 10 cm. What is the
2. Three sides of one triangle are equal to
length of the transverse common tangent?
the corresponding three sides of the
[CDS 2018(I)]
other triangle.
(a) 4 cm (b) 5 cm
3. Two sides and the included angle of one
(c) 6 cm (d) 7 cm
triangle are equal to the corresponding
two sides and the included angle of the
178. The locus of the mid-points of the radii of
other triangle.
length 16 cm of a circle is
4. Two angles and the included side of one
[CDS 2018(I)]
triangle are equal to the corresponding
(a)A concentric circle of radius 8 cm
two angles and the included side of the
(b)A concentric circle of radius 16 cm
other triangle.
(c)The diameter of the circle
Which of the above statements are
(d)A straight line passing through the
correct?
centre of the circle.
[CDS 2018(I)]
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 3 and 4
179. In the figure given below, XA and XB are
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
two tangents to a circle. If ∠AXB = 50° and
AC is parallel to XB, then what is ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵
175. In the equilateral triangle ABC given below,
equal to?
AD = DB and AE = EC. If  is the length of a
side of the triangle, then what is the area of
the shaded region?
[CDS 2018(I)]

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 [CDS 2018(I)] [CDS 2018(II)]
(a) 70° (b) 65° (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 60° (d) 55° (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2and 3

180. In the figure given below, SPT is a tangent 184. A circle in inscribed in an equilateral
to the circle at P and O is the centre of the triangle of side of length 𝑙. The area of any
circle. If ∠QPT = α, then what is ∠POQ square inscribed in the circle is
equal to? [CDS 2018(II)]
𝑙2 3𝑙 2
(a) (b)
2 4
𝑙2 𝑙2
(c) 4
(d) 6

185. The areas of two similar triangles are

(7 − 4 3) cm2 and (7 + 4 3) cm2
respectively. The ratio of their
corresponding sides is
[CDS 2018(II)]
CDS 2018(I)] (a) 7 − 4 3 (b) 7 − 3 3
(a) α (b) 2α
(c) 5 − 3 (d) 5 + 3
(c) 90° - α (d) 180° − 2𝛼

181. In the figure given below, two equal chords 186. The chord of a circle is 3 times its radius.
cut at point P. If AB = CD = 10cm, OC = 13 The angle subtended by this chord at the
cm (O is the centre of the circle and PB = 3 minor are is k times the angle subtended at
cm, then what is the length of OP? the major are. What is the value of k?
[CDS 2018(II)]
[CDS 2018(I)]
(a) 5 (b) 2
(c) 1/2 (d) 1/5

187. In a triangle ABC, the sides AB, AC are

produced and the bisectors of exterior
angles of ∠ABC and ∠ACB intersect at D. If
∠BAC = 50° , then ∠BDC is equal to
(a) 5 cm (b) 6 cm [CDS 2018(II)]
(c) 2 29 cm (d) 2 37 cm (a) 115 °
(b) 65°

(c) 55° (d) 40°

182. ABC is a right angled triangle with base BC
and height AB. The hypotenuse AC is four 188. If two lines AB and CD interest at O such
times the length of the perpendicular drawn that ∠ AOC = 5 ∠AOD, then the four angles
to it from the opposite vertex. What is tan C at O are
equal to: [CDS 2018(II)]
[CDS 2018(I)] (a) 40° , 40° , 140° , 140°
(a) 2– 3 (b) 3 –1 (b) 30° , 30° , 150° , 150°
(c) 2 + 3 (d) 3 + 1 (c) 30° , 45° , 75° , 210°
(d) 60° , 60° , 120° , 120°
183. The number of sides of two regular
189. If a point P moves such that the sum of the
polygons are in the ratio 5:4. The difference
squares of its distances from two fixed
between their interior angles is 9° . Consider
points A and B is a constant, then the locus
the following statements:
of the point P is
1. One of them is a pentagon and the
[CDS 2018(II)]
other is a rectangle.
(a) A straight line
2. One of them is a decagon and the other
(b) A circle
is an octagon.
(c) Perpendicular bisector of AB
3. The sum of their exterior angles is 720°
(d) An arbitrary curve
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?

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190. If ABC is a right-angled triangle with AC as
its hypotenuse, then which one of the
following is correct?
[CDS 2018(II)]
(a) AC3 < AB3 + BC3
(b) AC3>AB3+BC3
(c) AC3 ≤ AB3 + BC3
(d) AC3≥AB3+BC3
(a) 8 ∙ 2 cm , 10 ∙ 4 cm (b) 4 ∙ 1 cm , 6 cm
(c) 2 ∙ 6 cm , 5 ∙ 2 cm (d) 4 ∙ 1 cm , 10 ∙ 4 cm
191. In the figure give below, the radius of the
circle is 6 cm and AT = 4 cm. The length of
195. In the figure given below, ABC is a tingle
tangent PT is
with AB perpendicular BC. Further BD is
[CDS 2018(II)]
perpendicular to AC. If AD = 9 cm and DC =
4 cm, then what is the length of BD?
[CDS 2018(II)]

(a) 6 cm (b) 8 cm
(c) 9 cm (d) 10 cm
(a) 13/36 cm (b) 36/13cm
(c) 13/2 cm (d) 6 cm
192. In the figure given below, what is ∠BCD
equal to?
196. In the figure given below ABC is an
[CDS 2018(II)]
equilateral triangle with each side of length
30 cm. XY is parallel to BC, XP is parallel to
AC and YQ is parallel to AB. If XY + XP +
YQ is 40 cm, then the value of PQ is
[CDS 2018(II)]

(a) 70° (b) 75°

(c) 80° (d) 90°

193. In the figure give below, AB is the diameter

of the circle whose centre is at O. given that
∠ ECD = ∠ EDC = 32° , then ∠ CEF and ∠ COF (a) 5 cm (b) 12 cm
respectively are (c) 15 cm (d) 10 cm
[CDS 2018(II)]
197. If the lengths of two parallel chords in a
circle of radius 10 cm are 12 cm and 16
cm, then what is the distance between
these two chords?
[CDS 2019(I)]
(a) 1 cm or 7 cm (b) 2 cm or 14 cm
(c) 3 cm or 21cm (d) 4cm or 28 cm
(a) 32° , 64° (b) 64° , 64° 198. The corners of a square of side ‘a’ are cut
(c) 32° , 32° (d) 64° , 32° away so as to form a regular octagon. What
is the side of the octagon?
194. In the figure given below, ΔABR ~ ΔPQR. If [CDS 2019(I)]
PQ = 3 cm, AB = 6cm, BR = 8 ∙ 2 cm and PR
(a) 𝑎( 2 − 1) (b) 𝑎( 3 − 1)
= 5 ∙ 2 cm, the QR and AR are respectively 𝑎 𝑎
[CDS 2018(II)] (c) 2+2
(d) 3

199. Three consecutive integers form the lengths

of a right-angled triangle. How many sets of

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 such three consecutive integers is/are 206. Two equal circles intersect such that each
possible? passes through the centre of the other. If
[CDS 2019(I)] the length of the common chord od the
(a) Only one (b) Only two circles is 10 3 cm, the what is the diameter
(c) Only three (d) Infinitely many of the circle?
[CDS 2019(I)]
200. Two circles are drawn with the same centre. (a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm
The circumference of the smaller circle is (c) 20 cm (d) 30 cm
44 cm and that of the bigger circle is double
the smaller one. What is the area between 207. Consider the following statements:
these two circles? 1. The number of circles that can be
[CDS 2019(I)] drawn through three non-collinear
(a) 154 square cm (b) 308 square cm points is infinity.
(c) 462 square cm (d) 616 square cm 2. Angle formed in minor segment of a
circle is acute.
201. The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is k Which of the above statements is/are
times the shortest side. If the ratio of the correct?
other side to hypotenuse is 4 : 5, the what [CDS 2019(I)]
is the value of k? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
[CDS 2019(I)] (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5 208. Consider the following inequalities in
respect of any triangle ABC:
202. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 1 : 1 1. AC – AB < BC
: 4. If the perimeter of the triangle is k ties 2. BC – AC < AB
its largest side, then what is the value of k?
3. AB – BC < AC
[CDS 2019(I)]
2 2 Which of the above are correct?
(a) 1+ 3 (b) 1 − 3 [CDS 2019(I)]
(c) 2 +
2
(d) 2 (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
3
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
203. In a circle of radius 8 cm, AB and AC are
209. Consider the following statements
two chords such that AB = AC = 12 cm.
1. The perimeter of a triangle is greater
What is the length of chord BC?
than the sum of its three medians
[CDS 2019(I)]
2. In ant triangles ABC, if D is any point on
(a) 2 6 cm (b) 3 6 cm BC, then AB + BC + CA > 2AD.
(c) 3 7 cm (d) 6 7 cm Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
204. Consider the following statements: [CDS 2019(I)]
1. An isosceles trapezium is always cyclic (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
2. Any cyclic parallelogram is a rectangle. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the above statements is/are
correct? Consider the following for the next two
[CDS 2019(I)] (02) item:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only An equilateral triangle ABC is inscribed in a
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
circle of radius 20 3 cm.
210. What is the length of the side of the
205. A ladder is resting against a vertical wall triangle?
and its bottom is 2 ∙ 5 m away from the wall. [CDS 2019(I)]
If it slips 0 ∙ 8 m down the wall, then its (a) 30 cm (b) 40 cm
bottom will move away from the wall by 1 ∙ 4 (c) 50 cm (d) 60 cm
m. What is the length of the ladder?
[CDS 2019(I)] 211. The centroid of the triangle ABC is at a
(a) 6 ∙ 2 m (b) 6 ∙ 5 m distance d from the vertex A. What is d
(c) 6 ∙ 8 m (d) 7 ∙ 5 m equal to ?
[CDS 2019(I)]

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 (a) 15 cm (b) 20 cm [CDS 2019(II)]
(c) 20 3 cm (d) 30 3 cm (a) 5 3 cm (b)10 3 cm
(c) 15 3 cm (d) 20 3 cm
212. Three parallel lines x, y and z are cut by
two transversals m and n. Transversal m 218. If  is the length of the median of an
cuts the lines x, y, z at P, Q, R respectively equilateral triangle, then what is its area?
and transversal n cut the line x, y, z at L, [CDS 2019(II)]
M, N respectively, if PQ = 3cm, QR = 9cm 3𝐼 2 3𝐼 2
and MN = 10.5, then what is the length of (a) 3 (b) 2
LM? (c) 3𝐼 2
(d) 2𝐼2
[CDS 2019(II)]
(a) 3 cm (b) 3.5 cm 219. A piece of wire is in the form of a sector of a
(c) 4 cm (d) 4.5 cm circle of radius 20 cm, subtending an angle
150° at the centre. If it is bent in the form of
213. Which one of the following is correct in a circle, then what will be its radius?
respect of a right angled triangle? [CDS 2019(II)]
[CDS 2019(II)] 19
(a) 3 cm
(a) Its orthocenter lies inside the triangle.
(b) 7 cm
(b) Its orthocenter lies outside the triangle
(c) 8 cm
(c) Its orthocenter lies on the triangle
(d) None of the above
(d) It has no orthocenter
220. Suppose P, Q and R are the mid-points of
214. Let the bisector of the angle BAC of a
sides of a triangle of area 128 cm2. If a
triangle ABC meet BC in X. Which one of
triangle ABC is drawn by joining the mid-
the following is correct?
points of sides of triangle PQR, then what is
[CDS 2019(II)]
the area of triangle ABC?
(a) AB < BX [CDS 2019(II)]
(b) AB > BX (a) 4 cm2 (b) 8 cm2
(c) AX = CX
(c) 16 cm2 (d) 32 cm2
(d) None of the above
221. Let two lines p and q be parallel, Consider
215. A line segment AB is the diameter of a circle
two points B and C on the line p and two
with centre at O having radius 6.5 cm.
points D and E on the line q. The line
Point P is in the plane of the circle such
through B and E intersects the line through
that AP = x and BP = y. In which one of the
B and E intersects the line though C and D
following cases the point does not lie on the
at A in between the two lines p and q. If AC
circle?
: AD = 4 : 9, then what is the ratio of area of
[CDS 2019(II)]
triangle ABC to that of triangle ADE ?
(a) x = 6.5 cm and y 6.5 cm
[CDS 2019(II)]
(b) x = 12 cm and y = 5cm
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 4 : 9
(c) x = 5 cm and y = 12 cm
(c) 16 : 81 (d) 1 : 2
(d) x = 0 and y = 13 cm
222. ABC is a triangles right angled at B. If AB =
216. The perimeters of two similar triangles ABC
5cm and BC = 10cm, then what is the
and PQR are 75 cm and 50 cm respectively.
length of the perpendicular drawn from the
If the length of one side of the triangle PQR
vertex B to the hypotenuse?
is 20 cm, then what is the length of
[CDS 2019(II)]
corresponding side of the triangle ABC?
[CDS 2019(II)] (a) 4 cm (b) 2 5 cm
4
(a) 25 cm (b) 30 cm (c) cm (d) 8 cm
5
(c) 40 cm (d) 45 cm
223. If the length of the hypotenuse of a right
217. Let PQRS be a parallelogram whose angled triangle is 10 cm, then what is the
diagonals PR and QS intersect at O. If maximum area of such a right angled
triangles QRS is an equilateral triangle triangle?
having a side of length 10 cm, then what is [CDS 2019(II)]
the length of the diagonal PR?

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 (a) 100 cm2 (b) 50 cm2 (a) 9 cm (b) 9∙2 cm
(c) 25 cm2 (d) 10 cm2 (c) 9∙6 cm (d) 9∙8 cm

224. A piece of wire of length 33 cm is bent into 230. ABCD is a parallelogram where AC and BD
an arc of a circle of radius 14 cm. What is are the diagonals. If ∠𝐵𝐴𝐷 = 60° , ∠𝐴𝐷𝐵 =
the angle subtended by the arc at the 90° , then what is BD2 equal to ?
centre of the circle? [CDS 2020(I)]
[CDS 2019(II)] 3
(a) 5 AB 2
3
(b) 4 AB2
(a) 75° (b) 90°
(c) 135° (d) 150° 1 2
(c) 2 AB2 (d) 3 AB2
225. If one side of a right-angled triangle (with
all sides’ integers) is 15 cm, then what is 231. A line through the vertex A of a
the maximum perimeter of the triangle? parallelogram ABCD meets DC in P and BC
[CDS 2019(II)] produced in Q. If P is the mid-point of DC
(a) 240 cm (b) 225 cm then which of the following is/are correct?
(c) 113 cm (d) 112 cm 1. Area of ΔPDA is equal to that of ΔPCQ
2. Area of ΔQAB is equal to twice that of
226. Consider a trapezium ABCD, in which AB is ΔPCQ
parallel to CD and AD is perpendicular to Select the correct answer using the code
CD and AD is perpendicular to AB. If the given below:
trapezium has an in-circle which touches [CDS 2020(I)]
AB at E and CD at F, where EB = 25 cm and (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
FC = 16 cm, then what is the diameter of (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
the circle?
[CDS 2019(II)] 232. The lengths if sides if a triangle are
(a) 16 cm (b) 25 cm 3𝑥, 4 𝑦, 5 3 𝑧, where 3𝑥 < 4 𝑦, 5 3 𝑧. If one of
(c) 36 cm (d) 40 cm the angles is 90° , then what are the
minimum integral value of x,y,z
227. ABCD is a plate in the shape of a respectively?
parallelogram. EF is the line parallel to DA [CDS 2020(I)]
and passing though the point of (a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 2, 3, 4
intersection O of the diagonals AC and BD. (c) 1, 1, 1 (d) 3, 4, 5
further, E lies on DC and F lies on AB. The
triangular portion DOE is cut out from the 233. What is the maximum number of circum-
plate ABCD. What is the ratio of area of circles that a triangle can have?
remaining portion of the plate to the whole? [CDS 2020(I)]
[CDS 2020(I)] (a) 1 (b) 2
5 5
(a) (b) (c) 3 (d) Infinite
8 7
3 7
(c) (d)
4 8 234. If an arc of a circle of radius 6 cm subtends
a central angle measuring 30° , then which
228. Two circles of radii 20 cm and 16cm one of the following is an approximate
intersect and the length of common chord length of the arc?
is 24 cm. If d is the distance between their [CDS 2020(I)]
centres, then which one of the following is (a) 3∙14 cm (b) 2∙15 cm
correct? (c) 2∙14 cm (d) 2cm
[CDS 2020(I)]
(a) d < 26 cm 235. A ladder 5 m long is placed in a room so as
(b) 26 cm < d < 27cm to reach a point 4∙8m high on a wall and on
(c) 27 cm < d < 28 cm turning the ladder over to the opposite side
(d) d > 28 cm of the wall without moving the base it
reaches a point 1∙4 m high. What is the
229. In a circle of radius 5 cm, AB and AC are breadth of the room?
two chords such that AB = AC = 8 cm. [CDS 2020(I)]
What is the length of chord BC? (a) 5∙8 m (b) 6 m
[CDS 2020(I)] (c) 6∙2 m (d) 7∙5 m

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 𝑦 𝑧
236. In the given figure, if = 6 and = 5, then
𝑥 𝑥
what is the value of x?
[CDS 2020(I)]

(a) 85 (b) 80
(c) 75 (d) 65

(a) 45° (b) 30° 240. Consider the following statements with
(c) 15° (d) 10° reference to the given figure:

237. Angles are shown in the given figure. What

is value of ∠1 + ∠2 + ∠3 + ∠4 + ∠5 +∠6 + ∠7
+ ∠8?
[CDS 2020(I)]

1.The sun of the areas of ΔAOD and ΔBOC

is equal to the sum of the areas of ΔAOB
and ΔDOC.
2.∠AOD = ∠BOC
3.AB + BC + CD + DA > AC + BD
(a) 240° (b) 360° Which of the above statements are correct?
(c) 540° (d) 720° [CDS 2020(I)]
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
238. In the given figure PQ is parallel to RS, (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
∠𝐴𝐸𝐹 = 95° , ∠𝐵𝐻𝑆 = 110°, and ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 𝑥 ° .
Then what is the value of 𝑥? 241. A road curve is to be laid out on a circle.
[CDS 2020(I)] What radius should be used if the track is
to change direction by 42° in distance of 44
m?
22
(𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝜋 = 7 )
[CDS 2020(II)]
(a) 60 m (b) 66 m
(c) 75 m (d) 80 m

242. In a quadrilateral ABCD, ∠B = 90° and AB2

+ BC2 + CD2 – AD2 = 0, then what is ∠ACD
[CDS 2020(II)]
(a) 30° (b) 60°
(c) 90° (d) 120°
(a) 15 (b) 25
(c) 30 (d) 35 243. In a ΔABC, AC = 12cm, AB = 16cm and AD
is the bisector of ∠A. If BD = 4cm, then
239. In the given figure AB is parallel to CD and
what is DC equal to?
AC is parallel to BD. If∠𝐸𝐴𝐶 = 40 , ∠𝐹𝐷𝐺 =
°
[CDS 2020(II)]
55° , ∠𝐻𝐴𝐵 = 𝑥 ° , then what is the value of x ? (a) 2 cm (b) 3cm
[CDS 2020(I)] (c) 4 cm (d) 5 cm

244. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. The

bisectors of the angles A, B, C and D cut

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 the circle at P, Q, R and S respectively. [CDS 2020(II)]
What is ∠𝑃𝑄𝑅 + ∠𝑅𝑆𝑃 equal to? (a) 90° (b) 120°
[CDS 2020(II)] (c) 135° (d) 150°
(a) 90° (b) 135°
(c) 180° (d) 270° 252. The lengths of the sides of a right-angled
triangle are consecutive even integers (in
245. ABC is an equilateral triangle. The side BC cm). What is the product of these integers?
is trisected at D such that BC = 3 BD. What [CDS 2020(II)]
is the ratio of AD2 to AB2 ? (a) 60 (b) 120
[CDS 2020(II)] (c) 360 (d) 480
(a) 7 : 9 (b) 1 : 3
(c) 5 : 7 (d) 1 : 2 253. A circle is inscribed in a triangle ABC. It
touches the sides AB and AC at M and N
246. Consider the following statements: respectively. If O is the centre of the circle
1. The diagonals of a trapezium divide and ∠A = 70°, then what is ∠MON equal to ?
each other proportionally. [CDS 2020(II)]
2. Any line drawn parallel to the parallel (a) 90° (b) 100°
sides of a t trapezium divides the non- (c) 110° (d) 120°
parallel sides proportionally.
Which of the above statements are 254. A triangle and parallelogram have equal
correct. areas and equal bases. If the altitude of the
[CDS 2020(II)] triangle is k times the altitude of the
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only parallelogram, what is the value of k?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 [CDS 2020(II)]
(a) 4 (b) 2
247. What is the area of right-angled triangle, if (c) 1
1
(d) 2
the radius of the circum-circle is 5 cm and
altitude drawn to the hypotenuse is 4 cm?
255. AD is the median of the triangle ABC. If P is
[CDS 2020(II)]
any point on AD, then which one of the
(a) 20 cm2 (b) 18 cm2
following is correct?
(c) 16 cm2 (d) 10 cm2
[CDS 2020(II)]
(a)Area of triangle PAB is greater than the
248. In a triangle, values of all the angles are
area of triangle PAC
integers (I degree measure). Which one of
(b)Area of triangle PAB is equal to area of
the following cannot be the proportion of
triangle PAC
their measures?
(c)Area of triangle PAB is one-fourth of the
[CDS 2020(II)]
area of triangle PAC
(a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 4 : 5
(d)Area of triangle PAB is half of the area of
(c) 5 : 6 : 7 (d) 6 : 7 : 8
triangle PAC
249. If the sum of all interior angles of a regular
256. What is the area of a segment of a circle of
polygon is twice the sum of all its exterior
radius r subtending and angle θ at the
angles, then the polygon is
centre?
[CDS 2020(II)]
[CDS 2020(II)]
(a) Hexagon (b) Octagon 1 2
(c) Nonagon (d) Decagon (a) 2 r θ
1 θ θ
(b) 2 r 2 θ − 2sin 2 cos 2
250. A bicycle wheel makes 5000 revolutions in 1 θ θ
moving 11 km. What is the radius of the (c) 2 r 2 θ − sin 2 cos 2
22 1 θ θ
wheel? (Assume 𝜋 = 7 ) (d) r 2 sin 𝑐𝑜𝑠
2 2 2
[CDS 2020(II)]
(a) 17.5 cm (b) 35 cm 257. ABC is a triangle right-angled at C. Let P be
(c) 70 cm (d) 140 cm any point on AC and Q be any point BC.
Which of the following statements is/are
251. In a triangles ABC, if 2 ∠ A = 3 ∠ B = 6 ∠ C, correct?
then what is ∠ A + ∠ C equal to?

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 1. AQ2 + BP2 = AB2 + PQ2 parallel to CB. If BC = 12 cm, then what is
2. AB = 2PQ (PM + QN) equal to?
Select the correct answer using the code [CDS 2021(I)]
given below: (a) 10 cm (b) 11 cm
[CDS 2020(II)] (c) 12 cm (d) 13 cm
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 265. AB and CD are the diameters of a circle
which intersect at P. Join AC, CB, BD, and
258. The sum of the squares of sides of a right- DA. If ∠𝑃𝐴𝐷 = 60° , then what is ∠BPD equal
angled triangle is 8,450 square units. What to?
is the length of its hypotenuse? [CDS 2021(I)]
[CDS 2020(II)] (a) 30° (b) 60°
(a) 50 units (b) 55 units (c) 90° (d) 120°
(c) 60 units (d) 65 units
266. An equilateral triangle ABC and a scalene
259. In a trapezium ABCD, AB is parallel to DC. triangle DBC are inscribed in a circle on
The diagonals AC and BD intersect at P. If same side of the arc. What is ∠ BDC, equal
AP : PC = 4; (4x-4) ad BP : PD = (2x −1) : (2x to?
+ 4), then what is the value of 𝑥 ? [CDS 2021(I)]
[CDS 2021(I)] (a) 30° (b) 45°
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 60° (d) 90°
3
(c) 2 (d) 2
267. The sides of a triangle ABC are 4 cm, 6 cm
260. ∆ABC is similar to ∆DEF. The perimeters of and 8 cm. With the vertices of the triangles
∆ABC and ∆DEF are 40 cm and 30 cm as centres, three circles are drawn each
respectively. What is the ratio of (BC + CA) touching the other two externally. What is
to (EF + FD) equal to? the sum of the radii of the three circles?
[CDS 2021(I)] [CDS 2021(I)]
(a) 5 : 4 (b) 4 : 3 (a) 6 cm (b) 7 cm
(c) 3 : 2 (d) 2 : 1 (c) 9 cm (d) 10 cm

261. Two isosceles triangles have equals vertical 268. Let PAB be a secant to a circle intersecting
angle and their areas are in the ration the circle at A and B. Let PT be the tangent
4.84:5.29. What is the ratio of their corres- segment. If PA = 9 cm and PT = 12 cm, then
ponding heights? what is AB equal to?
[CDS 2021(I)] [CDS 2021(I)]
(a) 11 : 23 (b) 23 : 25 (a) 5 cm (b) 6 cm
(c) 22 : 23 (d) 484 : 529 (c) 7 cm (d) 9 cm

262. ABC is a triangle right angled at A and AD 269. If the perimeter of a right-angled triangle is
is perpendicular BC. If BD = 8 cm and DC = 30 cm and the hypotenuse is 13 cm then
12.5 cm, then what is AD equal to? what is the area of the triangle?
[CDS 2021(I)] [CDS 2021(I)]
(a) 7.5 cm (b) 8.5 cm (a) 24 cm 2 (b) 27 cm 2

(c) 9 cm (d) 10 cm (c) 30 cm 2 (d) 36 cm 2

263. The sides of a right-angled triangle are in 270. ABC is a triangle right angled at C. Let p be
the ratio 𝑥: 𝑥 − 1 : (𝑥 − 18). What is the the length of the perpendicular drawn from
perimeter f the triangle? C on AB. If BC = 6cm and CA = 8 cm, then
[CDS 2021(I)] what is the value of P?
(a) 28 units (b) 42 units [CDS 2021(I)]
(c) 56 units (d) 84 units (a) 5.4 cm (b) 5 cm
(c) 4.8 cm (d) 4.2
264. ABC is a triangle right angled at B. Let M
and N be two points on AB such that AM = 271. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB is
MN = NB. Let P and Q be two points on AC parallel to DC and 2AB = 3DC. The
such that PM is parallel to QN and QN is diagonals AC and BD intersect at O. What

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 is the ratio of the area of ΔAOB to that of Consider the following for the next three
ΔDOC? (03) items that follow:
[CDS 2021(I)] ABC is a triangle with AB = 1.6cm, BC = 6.3
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 3 : 2 cm and CA = 6.5 cm. Let P and Q be the
(c) 4 : 1 (d) 9 : 4 mid points of AB and BC respectively.
278. What is AB2 + 4BQ2 equal to?
272. A circle touches all the four sides of a [CDS 2021(II)]
quadrilateral ABCD. If AB = 9 cm, BC = 8 c (a) 41.25cm2 (b) 42.25cm2
and CD = 12, then what is DA equal to? (c) 43.75cm2 (d) 44.25cm2
[CDS 2021(I)]
(a) 14 cm (b) 13 cm 279. What is AQ2 + CP2 equal to?
(c) 12 cm (d) 11 cm [CDS 2021(II)]
(a) AC2 (b) 1.2 AC2
Consider the following for the next three (c) 1.25 AC2 (d) 1.5 AC2
(03) items that follows:
ABC is a triangle with sides AB = 6 cm, BC 280. What is 4(CP2 – AQ2) equal to?
= 10 cm and CA = 8 cm. What vertices A, B [CDS 2021(II)]
and C as centres, three circles are drawn (a)101.39 cm2 (b) 111.39 cm2
each touching the other two externally. (c) 121.39 cm2 (d) 131.39 cm2
273. What is the sum of the radii of the circles?
[CDS 2021(II)] Consider the following for the next two
(a)10.4cm (b) 11.2cm (02) items that follow:
(c) 12cm (d) 13cm AB is a diameter of a circle with centre O.
Radius OP is perpendicular to AB. Let Q be
274. What is the length of the altitude of the any point on are PB.
triangle drawn from vertex A on BC? 281. What is BAP equal to?
[CDS 2021(II)] [CDS 2021(II)]
(a) 2.4cm (b) 3cm (a) 30° (b) 40°
(c) 4cm (d) 4.8cm (c) 45° (d) 60°

275. If P, Q and R are the areas of sectors at A, B 282. What is AQP equal to?
and C within the triangle respectively, then [CDS 2021(II)]
which of the following is/are correct? (a) 30° (b) 40°
1.P =  cm2 (c) 45° (d) 60°
2.9Q + 4R = 36 cm2
Select the correct answer using the code 283. In a triangle ABC, AB = 16cm, AC = 12 cm
given below: and AD is the bisector of A. If BD = 4,
[CDS 2021(II)] then what is CD equal to?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only [CDS 2022(I)]
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 2cm (b) 2.5cm
(c) 3cm (d) 3.5cm
Consider the following for the next two
(02) items that follow: 284. An equilateral triangle of side x is inscribed
ABC is triangle in which AB = AC and D is in a circle of radius y. Which one of the
any point on BC. following is correct?
276. Which one of the following is correct? [CDS 2022(I)]
[CDS 2021(II)] (a) 2y = x (b) 2y = 3x
(a) AB2 – AD2 = AD  BD (c) 3𝑦 = 2x (d) 3𝑦 = x
(b) AC2 – AD2 = BD  CD
(c) AB2 – AD2 = 2 AD  BD 285. ABC is a triangle right angled at B. Let D be
(d) AC2 – AD2 = 2 BD  CD the midpoint on AC. If BD = 6.5cm, then
what is AB2 + BC2 equal to?
277. If AD = 5 cm, BD = 4 cm and CD = 6 cm, [CDS 2022(I)]
then what is AB equal to? (a) 144 square cm (b) 169 square cm
[CDS 2021(II)] (c) 196 square cm (d) 225 square cm
(a) 7cm (b) 6.5cm
(c) 6cm (d) 5.5cm

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286. In a right triangle ABC, BD is perpendicular Select the correct answer using the code
on hypotenuse AC. If AC = 9 cm and AD = 4 given below:
cm, then what is AB + BC approximately [CDS 2022(I)]
equal to? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
[CDS 2022(I)] (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) 12cm (b) 12.2cm
(c) 12.4cm (d) 12.6cm 293. Consider the following statements:
1. The sum of any two sides of a triangle is
287. In a triangle ABC, AD is the bisector of less than twice the median drawn to
BAC. If AB = 12 cm, BD = 10 cm and DC the third side.
= 5cm, then what is the perimeter of the 2. The perimeter of a triangle is greater
triangle? than the sum of the three medians.
[CDS 2022(I)] Which of the above statements is/are
(a) 30cm (b) 31cm correct?
(c) 33cm (d) 35cm [CDS 2022(I)]
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
288. What is the radius of the circle inscribed in (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
a triangle whose sides are 4 cm, 7.5cm and
8.5cm? 294. Let D, E and F be the midpoints of the sides
[CDS 2022(I)] BC, CA and AB respectively of a triangle
(a) 1.5cm (b) 2cm ABC. Triangle DEF is congruent to which of
(c) 2.5cn (d) 3cm the following triangles?
1. AEF
289. An equilateral triangular sheet is formed by 2. FBD
joining 9 equilateral triangular sheets each 3. EDC
of area 9 3cm2. What is the height of the Select the correct answer using the code
bigger triangular sheet? given below:
[CDS 2022(I)] [CDS 2022(I)]
(a) 9 3 cm (b) 18cm (a)1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 18 3cm (d) 27cm

290. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB is 295. In a triangle ABC, AB = AC and BC is

parallel to DC. Let E and F be the produced to D such that ACD = x, then
midpoints on AD and BC respectively. If what is BAC equal to?
EF=10 cm and AB–DC =4cm, then what is [CDS 2022(I)]
the value of AB  DC? (a) 2x–90° (b) 2x–180°
𝑥
(a) 84 square cm (b) 96 square cm (c) 180°–2x (d) 2
(c) 100 square cm (d) 108 square cm
296. ABC is a triangle right angled at B with AC
291. ABCD is a parallelogram with AB = 15cm = 2BC. If A = x, then what is  C equal to?
and AD = 8cm. If  is the acute angle [CDS 2022(I)]
𝑥
between AB and AD, then what is the area (a) 2 (b) 2x
of the parallelogram in square cm?
(c) 2𝑥 (d) 3𝑥
[CDS 2022(I)]
(a) 60 sin (b) 120 sin 297. Consider the following statements:
(c) 60 cos (d) 120 cos 1. If two chords AB and AC of a circle are
equal, then the centre of the circle lies on
292. The diagonal of a square is 12 2 cm and the angle bisector of angle CAB.
the area of an equilateral triangle is 64 3 2. If two concentric circles are intersected
square cm. Which of the following by a line at A, B, C and D respectively,
statements is/are correct? then AC = BD.
1. The square and the triangle have the Which of the above statements is/are
same perimeter. correct?
2. Four times the area of the square is [CDS 2022(I)]
equal to 3 3 times the area of the (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
triangle. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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298. A circle of radius 25cm has a chord of Select the correct answer using the code
length 48 cm. What is the length of the given below:
perpendicular drawn from the centre of the [CDS 2022 (II)]
circle to the chord? (a) only 1 (b) only 2
[CDS 2022(I)] (c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
(a) 5cm (b) 5.5cm
(c) 6.5cm (d) 7cm 305. Consider the following statements:
1. In an equilateral triangle, the centroid
299. The perpendicular dropped from a vertex of and centre of circumcircle coincide
a right-angled triangle upon the hypotenuse 2. Angle bisectors of a cyclic quadrilateral
divides it into two segments of lengths 9 from another cyclic quadrilateral
units and 16 units respectively. What is the 3. Every cyclic parallelogram is a rectangle
length of the perpendicular? Which of the statements given above are
[CDS 2022(I)] correct.
(a) 6 units (b) 8 units [CDS 2022 (II)]
(c) 10 units (d) 12 units (a) only 1 and 2 (b) only 2 and 3
(c) only 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
300. What is the ratio of interior angle to exterior
angle of a regular polygon of n sides? 306. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB is
[CDS 2022(I)] parallel to DC. The vertices A, B, C and D
n 1 pass through a circle. Which of the
(a) n (b) following are correct?
2
1. AD = BC
n2 2n  2
(c) (d) 2. A + C = 180°
2 3 3. A + D = 180°
Select the correct answer using the code
Consider the following for the next three given below:
(03) items that follow: [CDS 2022 (II)]
A triangle ABC with sides AB = 15cm, BC = (a) only 1 and 2 (b) only 2 and 3
9cm, CA = 12cm is inscribed in a circle. (c) only 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

301. What is cos2A + cos2B + cos2C equal to? 307. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. AB and DC
[CDS 2022 (II)] when produced, meet in E. Which of the
3 following statements is/are correct?
(a) (b) 1
4 1. EBC is similar to EAD
5 2. CBE + DAE = 180°.
(c) (d) 2 Select the correct answer using the code
4
given below:
302. What is sin A + sin B + sin C equal to?
2 2 2 [CDS 2022 (II)]
[CDS 2022 (II)] (a) only 1 (b) only 2
(c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
5
(a) 2 (b)
4 308. In a triangle ABC, DE is a line segment
(c) 1 (d)
3 which intersects AB at D and AC at E such
4 that DE is parallel to BC. The line segment
divides the triangle in two parts of equal
303. What is the radius of the circle? BD
[CDS 2022 (II)] area. What is equal to?
AB
(a) 4.5cm (b) 6cm [CDS 2022 (II)]
(c) 7.5cm (d) 15cm
2 1 2 1
(a) (b)
304. ABCD is a parallelogram. A circle through 2 2
A, B and C intersects CD (produced) at E. 3 1
Which of the following is/are correct? (c) (d) 2
3
1. AE = AD
2. CD = DE

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309. A right angled triangle ABC is inscribed in a 314. What is the length of QC?
circle of radius 10cm. The altitude drawn to [CDS – 2023 (1)]
the hypotenuse AC is of length 8cm. If AB = (a) 4.4cm (b) 4.2cm
x cm and BC = y cm, then what is the value (c) 3.6cm (d) 3.2cm
of xy?
[CDS 2022 (II)] 315. If ABD = , then what is sin  equal to?
(a) 60 (b) 80 [CDS – 2023 (1)]
(c) 120 (d) 160 (a) 0.4 (b) 0.5
(c) 0.6 (d) 0.8
310. A circle is inscribed in a triangle ABC. It
touches the sides BC, CA, AB at D, E, F 316. What is the radius of the circle?
respectively. What is EDF equal to? [CDS – 2023 (1)]
[CDS 2022 (II)] (a) 5cm (b) 4.8cm
(a) 90°–A (b) 90° –
B  C (c) 4.4cm (d) 4cm
2
Consider the following for the next two
A
(c) 90° – 2A (d) 90° –   (02) items that follows:
2 In the following figure, a triangle ABC is
311. Triangle ABC is right-angled at A and AD is inscribed in a circle with centre at O. Let 
perpendicular to BC. If BD = 7.5 cm and POA = x° and OQB = y°. Further OB = BQ.
DC = 10 cm, then what is AD equal to?
[CDS 2022 (II)]
(a) 5cm (b) 5 2𝑐𝑚
(c) 5 3𝑐𝑚 (d) 10cm

312. The perpendicular AD on the base BC of a

triangle ABC intersects BC at D so that DB
= 3CD. Which one of the following is
correct? 317. What is the relation between x and y?
[CDS 2022 (II)] [CDS – 2023 (1)]
(a) 2 (AB+AC) (AB–AC) = BC2 (a) x=y (b) 2x=3y
(c) 3 (AB+AC) (AB–AC) = 2BC2 (c) x=3y (d) 3x=4y
(c) 4 (AB+AC) (AB–AC) = 3BC 2

(d) 5 (AB+AC) (AB–AC) = 4BC2 318. If y = 15, then what is ACB equal to?
[CDS – 2023 (1)]
313. Triangle ABC is right-angled at C and AC = (a) 30° (b) 40°
3BC. What is ABC equal to? (c) 45° (d) 60°
[CDS 2022 (II)]
(a) 30° (b) 45° 319. ABCD is a square field with AB = x. A
(c) 60° (d) 75° vertical pole OP of height 2x stands at the
centre O of the square field. If  APO = ,
Consider the following for the next three then what is cot  equal to?
(03) items that follow: [CDS – 2023 (1)]
In the triangle ABC, AB = 6cm, BC = 8 cm (a) 2 (b) 2
and AC = 10cm. The perpendicular dropped
(c) 2 2 (d) 3 2
from B meets the side AC at D. A circle of
radius BD (with centre B) cuts AB and BC
320. Let ABC be a right-angled triangle with
at P and Q respectively as shown in the
sides 5cm, 12cm and 13cm. If p is the
figure.
length of the perpendicular drawn from
vertex A on the hypotenuse BC, then what
is the value of 13p?
[CDS – 2023 (1)]
(a) 24 (b) 48
(c) 60 (d) 90

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 For the next ten (3) items that follows: 326. Consider the following statements:
Each item contains a question followed by 1.The angle in a sector greater than a semi-
two Statement. Answer each item using the circle is less than a right angle
following instructions: 2.If two sides of a pair of opposite sides of a
[CDS – 2023 (1)] cyclic quadrilateral are equal, then its
(a)choose this option if the question can be diagonals are also equal.
answered by one of the statements alone Which of the statements given above is/are
but not by the other. correct?
(b)choose this option if the question can be [CDS-2023 (2)]
answered by either statement alone. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c)Choose this option if the question can be (c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
answered by using both the statements
together, but cannot be answered by using 327. In a triangle ABC, angle B = 90° and p is
either statement alone the length of the perpendicular from B to
(d)Choose this option if the question cannot AC. If BC = 10cm and AC = 12cm, then
be answered even by using both statements what is the value of p?
together. [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 5 11 (b) 10 11
321. Question : Can a circle be drawn through 3 3
the points A, B and C? 40 12
(c) (d)
Statement I: AB = 5cm, BC = 5cm, CA = 61 25
6cm
Statement II: AB = 3cm, BC = 4cm, CA = 328. A triangle has sides 13cm, 14cm and 15cm
7cm. long. What is the length of the smallest
altitude of the triangle?
322. Question: Is triangle  right angled? [CDS-2023 (2)]
Statement I: The length of the line segment (a) 11cm (b) 11.2cm
joining the mid-points of two sides of  is (c) 12cm (d) 12.2cm
half of the third side of .
Statement II: The angles of  are in the 329. Thy hypotenuse AC of a right-angled ABC
ratio 1:2:3. 35cm. If AB is doubled and BC is trip such
that ABC remains a right-angle triangle, the
323. The lengths of two longer sides of the hypotenuse becomes 15cm. What is AB +
triangle  are 25 cm and 24cm. BC equal to?
Question: What is the length of the shortest [CDS-2023 (2)]
side? (a) 10cm (b) 9cm
Statement I: The angles of  are in the ratio (c) 25cm (d) 8cm
1:2:3
Statement II: The length of the Consider the following for the next two
perpendicular drawn on the longest side of (02) items that follow:
 from its opposite vertex is 6.72cm. Two parallel chords AB and CD of a circle
are of lengths 60 cm and 80cm respectively.
324. The arch of a bridge is in the form of an arc They are on the same side of the centre O
of a circle. If the span of the bridge is 40m and 10cm apart.
and height in the middle is 8m, then what
is the radius of curvature of the bridge? 330. What is the diameter of the circle?
[CDS-2023 (2)] [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 25m (b) 27m (a) 120cm (b) 110cm
(c) 29m (d) 31m (c) 100cm (d) 90cm

325. If a, b and c are the sides of a right-angled 331. If the chord AB subtends an angle  and
triangle, where a > b > c, then what is the chord CD subtends as angle  at the centre
value of the expression.  
(a+b+c) (a+b–c) (a–b+c) (a–b–c)? O, then what is the value of tan    tan  ?
2 2
[CDS-2023 (2)] [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 4b2c2 (b) –4b2c2 (a) 3/4 (b) 5/12
(c) –2a2b2 (d) –4a2b2

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 (c) 1/2 (d) 7/12 Mark option (d) if the question cannot be
answered even by using both the
332. Consider the following for the next statements together.
question. [CDS-2023 (2)]
Mark option (a) if the question can be Question: What is the area of the triangle
answered by using one of the statements inscribed in a semi circle with the diameter
alone, but cannot be answered using the as the base?
other statement alone. Statement I:
Mark option (b) if the question can be The diameter of semi circle is 20 cm
answered by using either statements alone. Statement II:
Mark option (c) if the question canbe Two shorter sides of the triangle are 12 cm
answered by using both the statements and 16 cm.
together, but cannot be answered using
either statement alone.

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 ANSWER KEY
1. b 2. d 3. d 4. d 5. d 6. d 7. d 8. d 9. c 10. b
11. c 12. c 13. c 14. d 15. c 16. d 17. b 18. b 19. b 20. d
21. b 22. a 23. c 24. c 25. c 26. c 27. b 28. b 29. b 30. a
31. a 32. d 33. a 34 d 35. a 36. a 37. b 38. c 39. d 40. d
41. d 42. d 43. c 44. b 45. b 46. b 47. d 48. d 49. d 50. a
51. c 52. a 53. c 54. a 55. c 56. d 57. d 58. b 59. d 60. a
61. a 62. c 63. a 64. a 65. a 66. d 67. d 68. c 69. d 70. c
71. a 72. a 73. c 74. c 75. d 76. a 77. c 78. b 79. c 80. d
81. c 82. a 83. b 84. c 85. b 86. c 87. a 88. a 89. c 90. d
91. c 92. a 93. c 94. d 95. c 96. d 97. c 98. d 99. a 100. d
101. a 102. b 103. c 104. b 105. d 106. d 107. d 108. d 109. b 110. c
111. c 112. b 113. c 114. b 115. b 116. a 117. b 118. b 119. c 120. c
121. c 122. c 123. c 124. d 125. c 126. c 127. b 128. d 129. a 130. d
131. c 132. d 133. b 134. b 135. c 136. b 137. c 138. c 139. d 140. c
141. b 142. a 143. b 144. a 145. c 146. c 147. c 148. a 149. c 150. b
151. c 152. c 153. d 154. d 155. a 156. a 157. b 158. a 159. c 160. b
161. b 162. c 163. d 164. a 165. b 166. c 167. b 168. c 169. c 170. c
171. c 172. a 173. c 174. d 175. a 176. c 177. c 178. a 179. b 180. b
181. d 182. c 183. d 184. d 185. a 186. b 187. b 188. b 189. b 190. b
191. b 192. c 193. b 194. d 195. d 196. d 197. b 198. a 199. a 200. c
201. c 202. a 203. d 204. c 205. b 206. c 207. d 208. d 209. c 210. d
211. c 212. b 213. c 214. b 215. a 216. b 217. d 218. b 219. d 220. c
221. c 222. a 223. c 224. b 225. b 226. b 227. d 228. b 229. c 230. b
231. a 232. c 233. a 234. a 235. c 236. c 237. b 238. a 239. a 240. b
241. c 242. c 243. b 244. a 245. a 246. c 247. a 248. d 249. a 250. b
251. b 252. d 253. c 254. b 255. b 256. b 257. a 258. d 259. b 260. b
261. c 262. d 263. c 264. c 265. d 266. c 267. c 268. a 269. c 270. c
271. d 272. d 273. c 274. d 275. c 276. b 277. a 278. b 279. c 280. b
281. c 282. c 283. c 284. d 285. b 286. d 287. c 288. a 289. a 290. b
291. b 292. c 293. b 294. d 295. b 296. b 297. c 298. d 299. d 300. c
301. b 302. a 303. c 304. a 305. d 306. d 307. a 308. b 309. b 310. d
311. c 312. a 313. c 314. d 315. c 316. b 317. c 318. d 319. c 320. c
321. b 322. a 323. b 324. c 325. b 326. c 327. a 328. b 329. c 330. c
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 17 MENSURATION 2D

PRACTICE SHEET-1
1. The diagonal of a square is 4√2 cm. The 8. The sides of a triangle are 3 cm, 4 cm and 5
diagonal of another square whose area is cm. The area (in cm2) of the triangle formed
double that of the first square is: by joining the mid points of this triangle is:
(1) 8 √2 cm (2) 16 cm (1) 6 (2) 3
(3) √32 cm (4) 8 cm (3) 3/2 (4) 3/4

2. The breadth of a rectangular hall is three- 9. From a point in the interior of an equilateral
fourth of its length. If the area of the floor is triangle, the length of the perpendiculars to
768 sq. m., then the difference between the the three sides are 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm
length and breadth of the hall is: respectively. The area of the triangle is
(1) 8 metres (2) 12 metres (1) 48 cm2 (2) 16√3 cm2
(3) 24 metres (4) 32 metres (3) 192√3 cm 2 (4) 192 cm2

3. The length of a plot is five times its breadth. 10. The area of an isosceles triangle is 4 square
A playground measuring 245 square metres unit. If the length of the third side is 2 unit,
occupies half of the total area of the plot. the length of each equal side is
What is the length of the plot? (1) 4 units (2) 2√ 3 units
(1) 35√2 metres (2)175√ 2 metres (3) √17 units (4) 3 √2 units
(3) 490 metres (4) 5 √2 metres
11. 360 sq. cm and 250 sq. cm are the area of
4. The difference between the length and two similar triangles. If the length of one of
breadth of a rectangle is 23 m. If its the sides of the first triangle be 8 cm, then
perimeter is 206 m, then its area is the length of the corresponding side of the
(1) 1520 m2 (2) 2420 m2 second triangle is
(3) 2480 m2 (4) 2520 m2 1 1
(1) 6 cm (2) 6 cm
5. A path of uniform width runs round the
5 3
inside of a rectangular field 38 m long and 2
(3) 6 (4) 6 cm
32 m wide. If the path occupies 600m2, then 3
the width of the path is
(1) 30 m (2) 5 m 12. The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 544
(3) 18.75 m (4) 10 m 5
cm and each of the equal sides is times
6. The length and breadth of a rectangle are 6
increased by 20% and 25% respectively. The the base. What is the area (in cm2) of the
increase in the area of the resulting triangle?
rectangle will be: (1) 38172 (2) 18372
(1) 60% (2) 50% (3) 31872 (4) 13872
(3) 40% (4) 30%
13. The perimeter of a rhombus is 100 cm. If
7. The length of a room floor exceeds its one of its diagonals is 14 cm, then the area
breadth by 20 m. The area of the floor of the rhombus is
remains unaltered when the length is (1) 144 cm2 (2) 225 cm2
decreased by 10 m but the breadth is (3) 336 cm 2 (4) 400 cm2
increased by 5 m. The area of the floor (in
square metres) is : 14. If the measure of one side and one diagonal
(1) 280 (2) 325 of a rhombus are 10 cm and 16 cm
(3) 300 (4) 420 respectively, then its area (in cm2) is :
(1) 60 (2) 64
(3) 96 (4) 100

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15. The ratio of the length of the parallel sides of 23. If ∆ABC is similar to ∆DEF such that BC = 3
a trapezium is 3:2. The shortest distance cm, EF = 4 cm and area of ∆ABC = 54 cm2,
between them is 15 cm. If the area of the then the area of ∆DEF is :
trapezium is 450 cm2, the sum of the length (1) 66 cm2 (2) 78 cm2
of the parallel sides is (3) 96 cm 2 (4) 54 cm2
(1) 15 cm (2) 36 cm
(3) 42 cm (4) 60 cm 24. In ∆ABC, O is the centroid and AD, BE, CF
are three medians and the area of ∆AOE =
16. A parallelogram has sides 15 cm and 7 cm 15 cm2, then area of quadrilateral BDOF is
long. The length of one of the diagonals is 20 (1) 20 cm2 (2) 30 cm2
cm. The area of the parallelogram is (3) 40 cm2 (4) 25 cm2
(1) 42 cm2 (2) 60 cm2
(3) 84 cm2 (4) 96 cm2 25. A straight line parallel to the base BC of the
triangle ABC intersects AB and AC at the
17. In ∆ABC, D and E are the points of sides AB points D and E respectively. If the area of
and BC respectively such that DE || AC and the ∆ABE be 36 sq.cm, then the area of the
AD : DB = 3 : 2. The ratio of area of ∆ACD is
trapezium ACED to that of ∆BED is (1) 18 sq.cm (2) 36 sq.cm
(1) 4 : 15 (2) 15 : 4 (3) 18 cm (4) 36 cm
(3) 4 : 21 (4) 21 : 4
26. ABC is a right angled triangle, B being the
18. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB||DC and right angle. Mid-points of BC and AC are
AB = 2 CD. The diagonals AC and BD meet respectively B' and A'. The ratio of the area
at O. The ratio of area of triangles AOB and of the quadrilateral AA'BB' to the area of the
COD is triangle ABC is
(1) 1 : 1 (2) 1 : √2 (1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 3
(3) 4 : 1 (4) 1 : 4 (3) 3 : 4 (4) N. A.

19. The areas of a square and a rectangle are 27. Two triangles ABC and PQR are congruent.
equal. The length of the rectangle is greater If the area of ∆ABC is 60 sq. cm, then area of
than the length of any side of the square by ∆PQR will be
5 cm and the breadth is less by 3 cm. Find (1) 60 sq.cm (2) 30 sq.cm
the perimeter of the rectangle. (3) 15 sq.cm (4) 120 sq.cm
(1) 17 cm (2) 26 cm
(3) 30 cm (4) 34 cm 28. Two sides of a parallelogram are 20 cm and
25 cm. If the altitude corresponding to the
20. If the side of a square is increased by 25%, side of length 25 cm is 10 cm, then the
then its area is increased by: altitude corresponding to the other pair of
(1) 25% (2) 55% sides is
(3) 40.5% (4) 56.25% (1) 10.5 cm (2) 12 cm
(3) 12.5 cm (4) 10 cm
21. ABC is an isosceles right angled triangle
with ∠B = 90°. On the sides AC and AB, two 29. The diagonal of a quadrilateral shaped field
equilateral triangles ACD and ABE have is 24m and the perpendiculars dropped on it
been constructed. The ratio of area of ∆ABE from the remaining opposite vertices are 8m
and ∆ACD is and 13m. The area of the field is
(1) 1 : 3 (2) 2 : 3 (1) 252 m2 (2) 156 m2
(3) 1 : 2 (4) 1 : 2 (3) 96 m 2 (4) 1152 m2

22. Two triangles ABC and DEF are similar to 30. Two isosceles triangles have equal vertical
each other in which AB = 10 cm, DE = 8 cm. angles and their areas are in the ratio 9:16.
Then the ratio of the area of triangles ABC Then the ratio of their corresponding heights
and DEF is is-
(1) 4 : 5 (2) 25 : 16 (1) 4.5 : 8 (2) 4 : 3
(3) 64 : 125 (4) 4 : 7 (3) 8 : 4.5 (4) 3 : 4

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 ANSWER KEY
1. (4) 2. (1) 3. (1) 4. (4) 5. (2) 6. (2) 7. (3) 8. (3) 9. (3) 10. (3)
11. (3) 12. (4) 13. (3) 14. (3) 15. (4) 16. (3) 17. (4) 18. (3) 19. (4) 20. (4)
21. (3) 22. (2) 23. (3) 24. (2) 25. (2) 26. (3) 27. (1) 28. (3) 29. (1) 30. (4)

PRACTICE SHEET-2
1. The area of the ring between two concentric between the area of the larger circle and that
circles, whose circumference are 88 cm and of the smaller circle).
132 cm, is: (1) 9 : 16 (2) 9 : 25
(1) 780 cm2 (2) 770 cm2 (3) 16 : 25 (4) 16 : 27
(3) 715 cm2 (4) 660 cm2
7. The diameter of two circles are the side of a
2. Four equal circles each of radius ‘a’ units square and the diagonal of the square. The
touch one another. The area enclosed ratio of the area of the smaller circle and the
between them (π = 22/7), in square units, is larger circle is
6 2 (1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 4
(1) 3a2 (2) a (3) √2 : √3 (4) 1 : √2
7
41 2 1 8. The area of the largest circle, that can be
(3) a (4) a 2
7 7 drawn inside a rectangle with sides 18 cm.
by 14 cm, is
3. The area of circle whose radius is 6 cm is (1) 49 cm2 (2) 154 cm2
trisected by two concentric circles. The (3) 378 cm 2 (4) 1078 cm2
radius of the smallest circle is
(1) 2√3 cm (2) 2 √6 cm 9. A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle
(3) 2 cm (4) 3 cm of side 8 cm. The area of the portion between
the triangle and the circle is
4. The radius of circle A is twice that of circle B (1) 11 cm2 (2) 10.95 cm
and the radius of circle B is twice that of (3) 10 cm2 (4) 10.50 cm2
circle C. Their area will be in the ratio
(1) 16 : 4 : 1 (2) 4 : 2 : 1 10. If the difference between areas of the
(3) 1 : 2 : 4 (4) 1 : 4 : 16 circum-circle and the in-circle of an
equilateral triangle is 44 cm2, then the area
5. The four equal circles of radius 4 cm drawn of the triangle is
on the four corners of a square touch each (1) 28 cm2 (2) 7√3 cm2
other externally. Then the area of the portion (3) 14√3 cm 2 (4) 21 cm2
between the square and the four sectors is
(1) 9 (π – 4) sq. cm. 11. Three circles of diameter 10 cm each, are
(2) 16 (π – 4) sq. cm. bound together by a rubber band, as shown
(3) 9 (4 – π) sq. cm. in the figure.
(4) 16 (4 – π) sq.cm.

6. The area of a circle is proportional to the

square of its radius. A small circle of radius
3 cm is drawn within a larger circle of radius
5 cm. Find the ratio of the area of the
annular zone to the area of the larger circle.
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 The length of the rubber band, (in cm) if it is (2) (a + b + c) ab  bc  ca)
stretched as shown, is
(1) 30 (2) 30 + 10π (3) ab + bc + ca
(3) 10π (4) 60 + 20π (4) None of the above

12. A circular road runs around a circular 20. The area of a circle is proportional to the
ground. If the difference between the square of its radius. A small circle of radius
circumference of the outer circle and the 3 cm is drawn within a larger circle of radius
inner circle is 66 metres, the width of the 5 cm. Find the ratio of the area of the
road is: annular zone to the area of the larger circle.
(1) 10.5 metres (2) 7 metres (Area of the annular zone is the difference
(3) 5.25 metres (4) 21 metres between the area of the larger circle and that
of the smaller circle).
13. A person observed that he required 30 (1) 9 : 16 (2) 9 : 25
seconds less time to cross a circular ground (3) 16 : 25 (4) 16 : 27
along its diameter than to cover it once
along the boundary. If his speed was 30 21. The diameter of two circles are the side of a
m/minute, then the radius of the circular square and the diagonal of the square. The
ground. ratio of the area of the smaller circle and the
(1) 5.5 m (2) 7.5 m larger circle is
(3) 10.5 m (4) 3.5 m (1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 4
(3) 2 : 3 (4) 1 : 2
14. If the four equal circles of radius 3 cm touch
each other externally, then the area of the 22. Three circles of equal radius ‘a’ cm touch
region bounded by the four circles is each other. The area of the shaded region is:
(1) 4(9 – π) sq.cm (2) 9(4 –π) sq.cm
(3) 5(6 – π) sq.cm (4) 6(5 – π) sq.cm

15. The area of a circle is increased by 22 cm2

when its radius is increased by 1 cm. The
original radius of the circle is
(1) 3 cm (2) 5 cm
(3) 7 cm (4) 9 cm
 3   2  6 3 
 2
16. The radii of two circles are 5cm and 12cm. (a)   a (b)   a
 
The area of a third circle is equal to the sum  2   2 
of the area of the two circles. The radius of  2 3   2
the third circle is : (c)  
3   a2 (d) 
 2
 a
(1) 13 cm (2) 21 cm  
(3) 30 cm (4) 17 cm
23. The radii of two circles are 10 cm and 24
17. The perimeter of a semicircular path is 36 cm. The radius of a circle whose area is the
m. Find the area of this semicircular path. sum of the area of these two circles is
(1) 42sq.m (2) 54 sq. m (1) 36 cm (2) 17 cm
(3) 63 sq.m (4) 77 sq. m (3) 34 cm (4) 26 cm

18. The ratio between the area of two circles is 24. The perimeter of a rhombus is 60 cm and
4 : 7. What will be the ratio of their radii? one of its diagonal is 24 cm. The area of the
(1) 2 : √7 (2) 4 : 7 rhombus is
(3) 16 : 49 (4) 4 : √7 (1) 108 sq. cm. (2) 216 sq. cm.
(3) 432 sq. cm. (4) 206 sq. cm.
19. Three circles of radius a, b, c touch each
other externally. The area of the triangle
formed by joining their centre is
(1) (a  b  c)abc

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25. The ratio of circumference and diameter of a 29. If the perimeter of circle A is equal to
4 perimeter of semi circle B, what is the ratio
circle is 22 : 7. If the circumference be 1 of their areas?
7
(1) (π + 2)2 : 2π2 (2) 2π2 : (π + 2)2
m, then the radius of the circle is :
(3) (π + 2) : 4π
2 2 (4) 4 π2 : (π + 2)2
1 1
(1) m (2) m
3 2 30. PS is a diameter of a circle of radius 6 cm. In
1 the diameter PS, Q and R are two points
(3) m (4) 1 m such that PQ, QR and RS are all equal.
4 Semicircles are drawn on PQ and QS as
diameter (as shown in the figure). The
26. Four circles of equal radii are described perimeter of shaded portion is :
about the four corners of a square so that
each touches two of the other circles. If each
side of the square is 140 cm then area of the
space enclosed between the circumference of
the circle is Take
(1) 4200 cm2 (2) 2100 cm2
(3) 7000 cm 2 (4) 2800 cm2

27. The perimeter of a triangle is 67 cm. The

first side is twice the length of the second
side. The third side is 11 cm more than the
second side. Find the length of the shortest 6 3
(1) 15 cm (2) 75
side of the triangle. 7 7
(1) 12 cm. (2) 14 cm. 5 6
(3) 17 cm. (4) 25 cm. (3) 37 cm (4) 18 cm
7 7
28. The radius of a wheel is 25 cm. How many
rounds it will take to complete 11 km.
(1) 5000 (2) 6000
(3) 7000 (4) 4000

ANSWER KEY
1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (1) 5. (4) 6. (3) 7. (1) 8. (2) 9. (2) 10. (3)
11. (2) 12. (1) 13. (4) 14. (2) 15. (1) 16. (1) 17. (4) 18. (1) 19. (1) 20. (3)
21. (1) 22. (4) 23. (4) 24. (2) 25. (3) 26. (1) 27. (2) 28. (3) 29. (3) 30. (4)

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 CDS PYQ
1. In the figure given below, the area of [CDS 2013(I)]
rectangle ABCD is 100 sq. cm. O is any (a) 4:9 (b) 2:9
point on AB and CD = 20cm. Then, the area (c) 2:3 (d) 1:27
of COD is:
A O B 7. The arc AB of the circle with centre at O and
radius 10cm has length 16cm. What is the
area of the sector bounded by the radii OA,
OB and he arc AB?
[CDS 2013(I)]
(a) 40 sq cm (b) 40 sq cm
D C (c) 80 sq cm (d) 20 sq cm
[CDS 2013(I)]
(a) 40 sq cm (b) 45 sq cm 8. The minute hand of a watch is 2.5 cm long.
(c) 50 sq cm (d) 80 sq cm The distance its extreme end transverses in
40 min is:
2. If an isosceles right angled triangle has area [CDS 2013(I)]
1 sq unit, then what is its perimeter? (a) 10/3cm (b) 3/10cm
[CDS 2013(I)] (c) 10/3cm (d) 10cm
(a) 3 units (b) 2 2  1 units
(c)  
2  1 units (d) 2  
2  1 units 9. If the area of a regular hexagon is 96 3 sq
cm, then its perimeter is:
[CDS 2013(I)]
3. A circular water fountain 6.6 m in diameter
(a) 36cm (b) 48cm
is surrounded outside by a path of width
(c) 54cm (d) 64cm
1.5m. The area of this path (in sq m) is:
[CDS 2013(I)]
10. What is the area of a circle whose area is
(a) 13.62 (b) 13.15
equal to that of a triangle with sides 7cm,
(c) 12.15 (d) None of these
24cm and 25cm?
[CDS 2013(II)]
4. The area of a rectangular field is 4500 sq m. (a) 80cm2 (b) 84cm2
If its length and breadth are in the ratio 9:5, (c) 88cm2 (d) 90cm2
then its perimeter is:
[CDS 2013(I)] 11. If the area of an equilateral triangle is x and
(a) 90m (b) 150m its perimeter is y, then which one of the
(c) 280m (d) 360m following is correct?
[CDS 2013(II)]
5. The area of a square inscribed in a circle of (a) y = 432x
4 2 (b) y = 21 x2
4
radius 8cm is: (c) y2 = 432 x2 (d) None of these
[CDS 2013(I)]
(a) 32 sq cm (b) 64 sq cm
12. The area of an isosceles ABC with AB = AC
(c) 128 sq cm (d) 256 sq cm
and altitude AD = 3 cm is 12 sq cm. What is
its perimeter?
6. The short and long hands of a clock are 4
[CDS 2013(II)]
cm and 6 cm long, respectively. Then, the
(a) 18cm (b) 16cm
ratio of distances travelled by tips of short
(c) 14cm (d) 12cm
hand in 2 days and long hand in 3 days is:

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13. How many 200mm lengths can be cut from (a) 8 cm and 10cm
10m of ribbon? (b) 9 cm and 11cm
[CDS 2013(II)] (c) 10 cm and 12 cm
(d) 11 cm and 13 cm
(a) 50 (b) 40
(c) 30 (d) 20
20. How many circular plates of diameter d be
taken out of a square plate of side 2d with
14. What is the area between a square of side 10
minimum loss of material?
cm and two inverted semi-circular, cross
[CDS 2014(I)]
sections each of radius 5cm inscribed in the
(a) 8 (b) 6
square?
(c) 4 (d) 2
[CDS 2013(II)]
(a) 17.5cm2 (b) 18.5cm2
21. What is the total area of three equilateral
(c) 20.5cm2 (d) 21.5cm2
triangles inscribed in a semi-circle of radius
2cm?
15. The perimeter of a rectangle having area
[CDS 2014(I)]
equal to 144cm2 and sides in the ratio 4 : 9
is: 3 3
(a)12cm2 (b) cm2
[CDS 2013(II)] 4
(a) 52cm (b) 56cm 9 3
(c) cm2 (d) 3 3 cm
(c) 60cm (d) 64cm 4

16. One side of a parallelogram is 8.06 cm and 22. The area of sector of a circle of radius 36cm
its perpendicular distance from opposite side is 72 cm2. The length of the corresponding
is 2.08 cm. What is the approximate area of arc of the sector is:
the parallelogram? [CDS 2014(I)]
[CDS 2013(II)] (a) cm (b) 2cm
(a) 12.56cm2 (b) 14.56cm2 (c) 3cm (d) 4cm
(c) 16.76cm 2 (d) 22.56cm2
23. A square is inscribed in a circle of diameter
17. If the diagonals of a rhombus are 4.8 cm 2a anDd another square is circumscribing
and 1.4 cm, then what is the perimeter of circle. The difference between the area of
the rhombus? outer and inner squares is:
[CDS 2013(II)] [CDS 2014(I)]
(a) 5cm (b) 10cm (a) a2 (b) 2a2
(c) 12cm (d) 20cm (c) 3a2 (d) 4a2

18. A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle of 24. ABC is a triangle right angled at A. AB = 6
radius 5cm. If x is the area inside the circle cm and AC = 8 cm. Semi-circles drawn
but outside the regular hexagon, then which (outside the triangle) on AB, AC and BC as
one of the following is correct? diameters which enclose areas x, z square
[CDS 2013(II)] units, respectively. What is x + y – z equal
(a) 13cm2 < x < 15 cm2
to?
(b) 15cm2 < x < 17 cm2
(c) 17cm2 < x < 19 cm2 [CDS 2014(I)]
(d) 19 cm < x < 21 cm
2 2 (a) 48cm 2 (b) 32cm 2

(c) 0 (d) None of these

19. The area of a rectangle lies between 40 cm2
and 45 cm2. If one of the sides is 5 cm, then 25. Consider an equilateral triangle of a side of
its diagonal lies between: unit length. A new equilateral triangle is
[CDS 2014(I)] formed by joining the mid points of one,

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 then a third equilateral triangle is formed by 31. The sides of a triangular field are 41m, 40m
joining the mid points of seconds. The and 9m. The number of rose bend that can
process is continued. The perimeter of all be prepared in the field if each rose bed, on
triangles, thus formed is: an average, needs 900 square cam space, is:
[CDS 2014(I)] [CDS 2015(I)]
(a) 2 units (b) 3 units (a) 2000 (b) 1800
(c) 6 units (d) Infinity (c) 900 (d) 800

26. What is the area of the larger segment of a 32. The ratio of the outer and inner perimeters
circle formed by a chord of length 5cm of a circular path is 23:22. If the path is 5m
subtending an angle of 90° at the centre? wide, the diameter of the inner circle is:
[CDS 2014(I)] [CDS 2015(I)]
25    25    (a) 55m (b) 110m
(a)   1 cm2 (b)   1
4 2  4 2  (c) 220m (d) 230m
25  3 
(c)   1 (d) None of these 33. For equal-sized maximum circular plate are
4  2 
cut off from a square paper sheet of area
784 square cm. The circumference of each
27. A rectangle of maximum area of drawn plate is:
inside a circle of diameter 5cm. What is the [CDS 2015(I)]
maximum area of such a rectangle? (a) 11cm (b) 22cm
[CDS 2014(I)] (c) 33cm (d) 44cm
(a) 25cm 2 (b) 12.5cm2
(c) 12cm2 (d) None of these 34. A boy is cycling such that the wheels of the
cycle are making 140 revolutions per
28. If AB and CD are two diameters of a circle of minute. If the radius of the wheel is 30 cm,
radius r and they are mutually the speed of the cycle is:
perpendicular, then what is the ratio of the [CDS 2015(II)]
(a) 15.5km/hour (b) 15.84km/hour
area of the circle to the area of the ACD?
(c) 16km/hour (d) 16.36km/hour
[CDS 2014(I)]
 35. There are 437 fruit plants in an orchard
(a) (b) 
2 planted in rows. The distance between any
 two adjacent rows in 2m and the distance
(c) (d) 2 between any two adjacent plants in 2m.
4 Each rows has the same number of plants.
There is 1m clearance on all sides of the
29. If every side of an equilateral triangle is orchard. What is the cost of fencing the area
doubled, then the area of new triangle at the rate of Rs100 per meter.
becomes k times the area of the old one. [CDS 2015(II)]
What is k equal to? (a) Rs 15,600
[CDS 2014(II)] (b) Rs 16,800
(c) Rs 18,200
(a) 3 (b) 2 (d) More information is required
(c) 4 (d) 8
36. The circumference of a circle is 100cm. The
30. A railroad curve is to be laid on a circle. side of the square inscribed in the circle is:
[CDS 2015(II)]
What radius (approx) should be used. If the
100
track is to change direction by 25° in a (a) 50 2 cm (b) cm

distance of 120m?
[CDS 2014(II)] 50 2 100 2
(c) cm (d) cm
(a) 300 m (b) 280 m  
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37. The diameter of a wheel that makes 452 43. The number of rounds that a wheel of
revolutions to move 2km and 26 decameter diameter 7/11 meter will make in traversing
is equal to: 4 km will be:
[CDS 2015(II)] [CDS 2016(I)]
9 13 (a) 500 (b) 1000
(a) 1 m (b) 1 m (c) 1700 (d) 2000
22 22
5 7
(c) 2 m (d) 2 m 44. The base of an isosceles triangle is 300 unit
11 11 and each for its equal sides is 170 units.
Then the area of the triangle is:
38. A square is inscribed in a right triangle with [CDS 2016(I)]
legs x and y and has common right angle (a) 9600 square units
with the triangle. The perimeter of the (b) 1000 square units
square is given by: (c) 12000 square units
[CDS 2015(II)] (d) None of the above
2xy 4xy
(a) (b)
x y x y 45. Four equal disc are placed such that each
2xy 4xy one touches two others. If the area of empty
(c) (d) space enclosed by them is 150/847 square
x2  y 2 x2  y 2 centimeter, then the radius of each disc is
equal to:
39. The area of a trapezium is 336 cm2. If is [CDS 2016(I)]
parallel sides are in the ratio 5:7 and the (a) 7/6 cm (b) 5/6cm
perpendicular distance between them is (c) 1/2cm (d) 5/11cm
14cm, then the smaller of the parallel sides
is: 46. A square is inscribed in a right-angled
[CDS 2015(II)] triangle with legs p and q, and has a
(a) 20cm (b) 22cm common right angle with the triangle. The
(c) 24cm (d) 26cm diagonals of the square is given by:
[CDS 2016(I)]
40. ABCD is a square. If the sides AB and CD pq pq
are increased by 30%, sides BC and AD are (a) (b)
p  2a 2p  q
increased by 20%, then the area of the
resulting rectangle exceeds the area of the 2 pq 2 pq
(c) (d)
square by: pq pq
[CDS 2015(II)]
(a) 50% (b) 52% 47. A circle of 3m radius is divided into three
(c) 54% (d) 56% areas by semicircles of radii 1m and 2m as
shown in the figure above. The ratio of the
41. From a rectangular sheet of sides 18 cm and three areas A, B and C will be:
14cm, a semicircular portion with smaller
side as diameter is taken out. Then the area [CDS 2016(I)]
of the remaining sheet will be:
[CDS 2015(II)]
(a) 98cm2 (b) 100cm2
(c) 108cm2 (d) 175cm2
(a) 2:3:2 (b) 1:1:1
42. A square and an equilateral triangle have (c) 4:3:4 (d) 1:2:1
equal perimeter. If the diagonal of the square
is 12√2 cm, then the area of the triangle is: 48. AD is the diameter of a circle with area 707
[CDS 2015(II)] m2 and AB = BC = CD as shown in the figure
(a) 24√2 (b) 24√3 above. All curves inside the circle are
(c) 48√3 (d) 64√3 semicircles with their diameters on AD.
What is the cost of leveling the shaded
region at the rate of 63 per square meter?
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 (a) 3300 (b) 3500
(c) 4400 (d) 4900

55. If a quadrilateral has an inscribed circle,

then the sum of a pair of opposite sides
(a) 29,700 equal.
(b) 22,400 [CDS 2016(II)]
(c) 14,847 (a) Half the sum of the diagonals
(d) None of the above (b) Sum of the other pair of opposite sides
(c) Sum of two adjacent sides
49. If a square of side x and an equilateral (d) None of the above
triangle of side y are inscribed in a circle,
then what is the ratio of x to y? 56. The wheel of a car are of diameter 80cm
[CDS 2016(II)] each. The car is travelling at a speed of
2 3 66km/hr. What is the number of complete
(a) (b) revolutions each wheel makes in 10
3 2
minutes?
3 2 [CDS 2016(II)]
(c) (d)
2 3 (a) 4275 (b) 4350
(c) 4375 (d) 4450
50. A circle and a square have the same
perimeter. Which one of the following is 57. If the perimeter of a circle is equal to that of
correct? a square, then what is the ratio of area of
[CDS 2016(II)] circle to that of square?
(a)The areas are equal [CDS 2016(II)]
(b)The area of the circle is larger (a) 22:7 (b) 14:11
 (c) 7:22 (d) 11:14
(c)The area of the square is times area of
2 58. If the perimeter of a rectangle is 10 cm and
circle the area is 4cm2, then its length is:
(d)The area of the square is  times are of [CDS 2017(I)]
circle (a) 6cm (b) 5cm
(c) 4.5cm (d) 4cm
51. What is the area of a triangle with sides of
length 12cm, 13cm and 5cm? 59. The areas of two circular field are in the
[CDS 2016(II)] ratio 16:49. If the radius of the bigger field is
(a) 30cm2 (b) 35cm2 14m, then what is the radius of the smaller
(c) 40cm2 (d) 42cm2 field?
[CDS 2017(I)]
52. What is area of largest triangle inscribed in a (a) 4m (b) 8m
semi circle of radius r units? (c) 9m (d) 10m
[CDS 2016(II)]
(a) r2 square units (b) 2r2 square units 60. The area of a regular hexagon of side ‘a’ is
(c) 3r2 square unit (d) 4r2 square unit equal to:
[CDS 2017(I)]
53. The diameter of the front wheel of an engine
is 2x cm and that of rear wheel is 2y cm. To 2
(a) a2 square units
cover the same distance, what is the number 3
of times the rear wheel revolves when front 3 3 2
wheel revolves n times? (b) a square units
2
[CDS 2016(II)]
1
(a) n/xy (b) ny/x (c) a2 square units
(c) nx/y (d) xy/n 3
3 2
54. What is the number of round that a wheel of (d) a square units
5
2
diameter 11 m will make in traversing 7km?
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61. If each of the dimensions of a rectangle is (a) 45° (b) 60°
increased by 200%, the area is increased by: (c) 75° (d) 90°
[CDS 2017(I)]
(a) 300% (b) 400% 68. The diameters of two given circles are in the
(c) 600% (d) 800% ratio 12:5 and the sum of their areas is
equal to the area of a circle of diameter
62. Three circles each of radius 3.5 cm touch 65cm. What are their radii?
one another. The area subtended between [CDS 2017(II)]
them is: (a) 12cm and 5cm
[CDS 2017(I)] (b) 24cm and 10cm
(c) 60 cm and 25cm
(a) 6( 3  2) (b) 6(2  3 )
(d) 30cm and 12.5cm
49 49
(c) (2 3   ) (d) ( 3  )
8 8 69. Segment QR of length r is a tangent at Q to a
circle of radius r with center at P. What is
63. A copper wire when bent in the form of a the area of the part of the triangle PQR,
square encloses an area of 121 cm. If the which is outside the circular region?
same wire is bent in the form of a circle, it [CDS 2017(II)]
encloses an area equal to r 2
r 2
r 2
(a) (b) 
[CDS 2017(I)] 16 2 8
(a) 121 cm2 (b) 144 cm2
r 2
r 2
r 2
r 2
(c) 154 cm2 (d) 168 cm2 (c)  (d) 
2 16 4 8
64. The radius of a circle is increased so that it's
circumference increases by 15%. The area of 70. If the length of a side of a square is
the circle will increase by increased by 8cm, its area increases by 120
[CDS 2017(I)] square cm. What is the length of a side of
(a) 31.25% (b) 32.25% the square?
(c) 33.25% (d) 34.25% [CDS 2018(I)]
(a) 2.5cm (b) 3.5cm
65. An isosceles triangle is drawn outside on one (c) 4.5cm (d) 5.5cm
of the sides of a square as base in such a
way that the perimeter of the complete figure 71. A rectangular pathway having width 4.5m
7 and length 10m will have to be titled using
is times the perimeter of the original square tiles of side 50cm. Each packet of
6
such tiles contains 20 pieces and costs
square. What is the ratio of area of the
Rs100. What will be the total cost of tiles for
triangle to the area of the original square?
the pathway?
[CDS 2017(II)]
[CDS 2018(I)]
(a) 1:1 (b) 2:2
(a) Rs 1,200 (b) Rs 1,100
(c) 1:2 (d) 1:3
(c) Rs 1,000 (d) Rs 900
66. What is the area of the triangle whose sides
72. The product of the length of the diagonals of
are 51 cm, 37cm and 20cm?
a square is 50 square units. What is the
[CDS 2017(II)]
length of a side of the square?
(a) 300 square cm (b) 305 square cm
[CDS 2018(I)]
(c) 306 square cm (d) 307 square cm
(a) 5 2 units (b) 5 units
67. Two straight lines AB and AC include an (c) 10 units (d) 2 5 units
angle. A circle is drawn in this angle which
touches both these lines. One more circle is 73. Two equal circular regions of greatest
drawn which touches both these lines as possible area are cut off from a given
well as the previous circle. If the area of the
circular sheet of area A. What is the
bigger circle is 9 times the area of the
smaller circle, then what must be the angle remaining area of the sheet?
A? [CDS 2018(I)]
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 (a) A/2 (b) A/3 79. If base and hypotenuse of a right triangle are
(c) 3A/5 (d) 2A/5 (u2 – v2) and (u2 + v2) respectively and the
area of the triangle is 2016 square units,
74. A square and an equilateral triangle have
then the perimeter of the triangle may be:
the same perimeter. If the diagonal of the
[CDS 2018(II)]
square is 6√2 cm, the what is the area of the (a) 224 units (b) 288 units
triangle? (c) 448 units (d) 576 units
[CDS 2018(I)]
(a) 12√2 cm2 (b) 12√3 cm2 80. Let S be the parallelogram obtained by
(c) 16√2 cm2 (d) 16√3 cm2 joining the mid points of the parallelogram
T. Consider the following statements:
75. What is the area of the region bound
1.The ratio of area of T to that of S is 2 : 1
externally by a square if side of length ‘a’
2.The perimeter of S is half of the sum of
and internally by a square of side of length
diagonals T
‘a’ and internally by a circle passing
Which of the above statements is/are
through the four corners of the square?
correct?
[CDS 2018(I)]
(a) (𝜋 − 1)𝑎2 square units [CDS 2018(II)]
𝜋−1)𝑎 2 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(b) 2 square units
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) (𝜋 − 2)𝑎2 square units
𝜋−2)𝑎 2
(d) square units 81. The sides of a triangle are 5 cm, 6 cm and 7
2
cm. The area of the triangle is
76. A region of area A bounded by a circle C is approximately:
divided into n regions, each of area A/n by [CDS 2018(II)]
drawing circle of radii r1, r2, r3,... rn–1 such (a) 14.9cm2 (b) 14.7cm2
that r1 < r2 < r3 < ... rn–1 concentric with the
(c) 14.5 cm2 (d) 14.3 cm2
r
circle C. If pm = m 1 where m =1, 2, 3 ,... (n–
rm
82. There is a path of width 5 m around a
2),then which one of the following is correct?
circular plot of land whose area is 144 m2.
[CDS-2018-1]
(a)p increases as m increases The total area of the circular plot including
(b)p decreases as m increases the path surrounding it is:
(c)p remains constant as m increases [CDS 2018(II)]
(d)p increases for some values of m as m (a) 349m 2 (b) 289m2
increases and then decreases thereafter (c) 209m2 (d) 149m2

77. A wire is in the form of a circle of radius 83. An equilateral triangle, a square and a circle
98cm. A square is formed out of the wire. have equal perimeter. If T, S and C denote
What is the length of a side of the square?
the area of the triangle, area of the square
(Use  =22/7)
and area of the circle respectively, then
[CDS-2018-1]
(a) 146cm (b) 152cm which one of the following is correct?
(c) 154cm (d) 156cm [CDS 2018(II)]
(a) T < S < C (b) S < T < C
78. What is the area of the largest circular disc (c) C < S < T (d) T < C < S
2
cut from a square of side units?
 84. The area of the region bounded externally by
[CDS-2018-1] a square of side 2a cm and internally by the
(a)  square units (b) 1 square unit circle touching the four sides of the square
(c) 2 square units (d) 2 square units is:
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 (a) (4–)a2 (b) (–2)a2 88. In the figure given below, ABCD is a square
(c) (8–)a2/2 (d) (–2)a2/2 of side 4 cm. Quadrants of a circle of
diameter 2 cm are removed from the four
85. In the figure given below, ABC is a right- corners and a circle of diameter 2 cm is
angled triangle where A = 90°, AB = p cm also removed. What is the area of the
and AC = q cm. On the three sides as shaded region?
D C
diameters semicircles are drawn as shown in
the figure. The area of the shaded portion, in
square cm, is:
A

B C
A B
[CDS 2018(II)] [CDS 2018(II)]
(a) pq (b) (p2 + q2)/2 7 7
(c) (p2 + q2) (d) pq/2 (a) 5 cm 2 (b) 7 cm2
9 9
5 5
86. In the figure given below, ABCD is the (c) 9 cm 2 (d) 9 cm 2
9 6
diameter of a circle of radius 9 cm. The
lengths AB, BC and CD are equal.
89. In a rectangle, length is three times its
Semicircles are drawn on AB and BD as
breadth. If the length and the breadth of
diameters as shown in the figure. What is
the rectangle are increased by 30% and
the area of the shaded region?
10% respectively, then its perimeter
increases by :
[CDS 2019(I)]

A B
.
C
D
(a)
40
3
% (b) 20%

(c) 25% (d) 27%

90. What is the percentage decrease in the area

[CDS 2018(II)] of a triangle if its each side is halved?
(a) 9 (b) 27 [CDS 2019(I)]
(c) 36 (d) 81 (a) 75% (b) 50%
(c) 25% (d) No change
87. In the figure given below, the diameter of
bigger semicircle is 108cm. What is the 91. Considering two opposite vertices of square
area of the shaded region? of side ‘a’ as centres, two circular area are
drawn within the square joining the other
two vertices, thus forming two sectors.
What is the common area in these two
sectors?
[CDS 2019(I)]
 1  1
(a) a2     (b) a2    
 2  2 
54cm 54cm
[CDS 2018(II)]    
(c) a2   1  (d) a2   1 
(a) 201cm2 (b) 186.3 cm2  2   2 
(c) 405cm2 (d) 769.5cm2

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92. A rectangular red carpet of size 6ft  12 ft straight line parallel to the opposite side is
has a dark red border 6 inches wide. What drawn. What is the perimeter of triangle
is the area of the dark red border? formed by these lines?
[CDS 2019(I)] [CDS 2019(II)]
(a) 9 square feet (b) 15 square feet (a) 33cm (b) 44cm
(c) 17 square feet (d) 18 square feet (c) 66cm (d) 88cm

93. A 12 m long wire is cut into two pieces, one 99. The sides AD, BC of a trapezium ABCD are
of which is bent into a circle and the other parallel and the diagonals AC and BD meet
into a square enclosing the circle. What is O. If the area of triangle AOB is 3 cm2 and
the radius of the circle? the area of triangle BDC is 8cm2, then what
[CDS 2019(I)] is the area of triangle AOD?
12 6 [CDS 2019(II)]
(a) (b)
 4  4 (a) 8cm2 (b) 5cm2
3 6 (c) 3.6cm2 (d) 1.8cm2
(c) (d)
 4  2 2
100. An equilateral triangle and a square are
constructed using metallic wires of equal
94. The hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is
length. What is the ratio of area of triangle
10 cm and its area is 24 cm2. If the shorter
to that of square?
side is halved and the longer side is
[CDS 2019(II)]
doubled, the new hypotenuse becomes:
(a) 3:4 (b)2:3
[CDS 2019(I)]
(c) 4 3 : 9 (d) 2 3 : 9
(a) 245cm (b) 255cm
(c) 265cm (d) 275cm 101. All the four sides of a parallelogram are of
equal length. The diagonals are in the ratio
Direction (for next three): ABCD is a 1:2. If the sum of the lengths of the
quadrilateral with AB = 9cm, BC = 40cm, diagonals is 12cm, then what is the area of
CD = 28cm, DA = 15 cm and angle ABC is a the parallelogram?
right angle. [CDS 2019(II)]
95. What is the area of triangle ADC? (a) 9cm 2 (b) 12cm2
[CDS 2019(I)] (c) 16cm 2 (d) 25cm2
(a) 126cm2 (b) 124cm2
(c) 122cm2 (d) 120cm2 102. The length and breadth of a rectangle are
increased by 20% and 10% respectively.
96. What is the area of quadrilateral ABCD? What is the percentage increase in the area
[CDS 2019(I)] of the rectangle?
(a) 300cm2 (b) 306cm2 [CDS 2019(II)]
(c) 312cm2 (d) 316cm2 (a) 32% (b) 30%
(c) 25% (d) 15%
97. What is the difference between perimeter of
triangle ABC and perimeter of triangle 103. A square is drawn such that its vertices are
ADC? lying on a circle of radius 201 mm. What is
[CDS 2019(I)] the ratio of area of circle to that of square?
(a) 4cm (b) 5cm [CDS 2019(II)]
(c) 6cm (d) 7cm (a) 11:7 (b) 7:11
(c) 20:19 (d) 19:20
98. The perimeter of a triangle is 22cm.
Through each vertex of the triangle, a

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104. What is the ratio of the area of a square 110. A square and a rectangle have equal areas.
inscribed in a semicircle of radius r to the If one side of the rectangle is of length
area of square inscribed in a circle of radius numerically equal to the square of the
r? length of the side of the square then the
[CDS 2019(II)] other side of the rectangle is:
(a) 1:2 (b) 2:5 [CDS 2020(I)]
(c) 2:3 (d) 3:5 (a) Square root of the side of the square
(b) Half the side of the square
105. The area of a sector of a circle of radius (c) Of unit length
4cm is 25.6cm . What is the radian
2 (d) Double the side of the square
measure of the arc of the sector?
[CDS 2019(II)] 111. The length and breadth of a rectangle are in
(a) 2.3 (b) 3.2 the ratio 4:3. Then what is the ratio of the
(c) 3.3 (d) 3.4 area of the triangle formed by the parts of
the diagonals with a long side to the area of
106. What is the area of the triangle having side the triangle formed by the parts of
y z z x x y diagonals with a short side?
lengths  ,  ,  ?
z x x y y z [CDS 2020(I)]
[CDS 2020(I)] (a) 3:4 (b) 4:3
(c) 16:9 (d) 1:1
 x  y  z 2
xyz
(a) (b)
xyz x yz 112. Suppose a region is formed by removing a
sector of 20° from a circular region of
x y z xy  yz  zx
(c)   (d) radius 30 feet. What is the area of this new
y z x xyz
region?
[CDS 2020(I)]
107. If the angles of a triangle are 30° and 45° (a) 150 square feet (b) 550 square feet
and the included side is 
3  1 cm , then  (c) 650 square feet (d) 850 square feet
what is the area of the triangle?
[CDS 2020(I)] 113. If the diagonals of a rhombus are x and y,
then what is its area?
(a) 3  1 cm2  (b) 
3  3 cm2  [CDS 2020(I)]

(c)
1
2

3  1 cm2  
(d) 2 3  1 cm2  (a)
xy
2
(b)
xy
4
(c) xy (d) x2–y2
108. Two circles touch internally. The sum of
their areas is 136 cm2 and distance 114. What is the area of the largest square plate
between their centres is 4cm. What are the cut from a circular disk of radius one unit?
radii of the circles? [CDS 2020(I)]
[CDS 2020(I)] (a) 4 square units (b) 2 2 square units
(a) 11cm, 7cm (b) 10cm, 6cm
(c)  square units (d) 2 square units
(c) 9cm, 5cm (d) 8cm, 4cm
115. ABCD is a quadrilateral such that AD = DC
109. If area of a circle and a square are same,
= CA = 20 units, BC = 12 units and ABC =
then what is the ratio of their perimeters?
90°. What is the approximate area of the
[CDS 2020(I)]
quadrilateral ABCD?
(a) 2  (b)  [CDS 2020(I)]
  (a) 269 sq. units (b) 300 sq. units
(c) (d)
2 4 (c) 325 sq. units (d) 349 sq. units

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116.
 
(b) 3 4  3 3 square units

(c) 3  3  4 3  squareunits

(d) 9  3    squareunits
P Q
.
R
S

119. ABCD is a trapezium, where AB is parallel

to DC. If AB = 4cm, BC = 3cm, CD = 7cm
Let PQRS be the diameter of a circle of and DA = 2cm, then what is the area of the
radius 9 cm. The length PQ, QR and RS are trapezium?
equal. Semi-Circle is drawn with QS as [CDS 2020(I)]
diameter (as shown in the given figure). 2 3
(a) 22 cm2 (b) 22 cm2
What is the ratio of the shaded region to 3 2
that of the unshaded region?
22 2
[CDS 2020(I)] (c) 22 3 cm2 (d) cm2
3
(a) 25:121 (b) 5:13
(c) 5 : 18 (d) 1:2
120.
117.
8 cm

A B
6 cm 6 cm

8 cm

C
What is the approximate area of the shaded
region in the figure given?
What is the area of the shaded region in the [CDS 2020(I)]
given figure, if the radius of each of the (a) 15.3cm2 (b) 25.5cm2
circles is 2cm? (c) 28.4cm2 (d) 30.5cm2
[CDS 2020(I)]
(a) 4 3  2cm
2
(b) 3   cm2 121. A circle of diameter 8cm is placed in such a
manner that it touches two perpendicular

(d) 2  2 3 cm
2
(c) 3 cm2 lines. Then another smaller circle is placed
2
in the gap such that it touches the lines
and the circle. What is the diameter of the
118.
smaller circle?
[CDS 2020(I)]
6 3units  
(a) 4 3  2 cm  
(b) 4 3  2 2 cm
6 units 6 units (c) 8 3  2 cm (d) 8 3  2 2  cm
6 3units

122.

In the given figure, what is the area of the

shaded region?
[CDS 2020(I)]
 
(a) 9   3 squareunits

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 In the given figure, there are three semi square is 42 cm2 , then what is the radius
circle ABC, AEF and CDF. The distance of each coin
between A and C is 28 units and F is the [CDS 2020(II)]
midpoint of AC. What is the total area of the (a) 5 cm (b) 7 cm
three semi circles? (c) 10 cm (d) 14 cm
[CDS 2020(I)]
(a) 924 square units (b) 824 square units 129. A sector is cut from a circle of radius 21
(c) 624 square units (d) 462 square units cm. If the length of the arc of the sector is
55cm, then what is the area of the sector?
123. The two sides of a triangle are 40cm and [CDS 2021(I)]
41cm. If the perimeter of the triangle is (a) 577.5cm2 (b) 612.5 cm2
90cm, what is its area? (c) 705.5 cm2 (d) 725.5 cm2
[CDS 2020(II)]
(a) 90 cm2 (b) 135 cm2 130. A wire is in the form of a circle of radius 70
(c) 150 cm 2 (d) 180 cm 2 cm. If it is bent in the form of a rhombus,
 22 
then what is its side length?  Take   .
124. The diagonals of a rhombus differ by 2  7 
units and its perimeter exceeds the sum of [CDS 2021(I)]
the diagonals by 6 units. What is the area (a) 55cm (b) 75cm
of the rhombus? (c) 95cm (d) 110cm
[CDS 2020(II)]
(a) 48 square units (b) 36 square units 131. If the perimeter of a semicircular park is
(c) 24 square units (d) 12 square units
 22 
360m, then what is its area?  Take  
 7 
125. The length of a rectangle is increased by
10% and breadth is decreased by 10% . [CDS 2021(I)]
Then the area of new rectangle is (a) 3850 m 2 (b) 7700m 2

[CDS 2020(II)] (c) 11550 m 2 (d) 15400 m2

(a) neither increased nor decreased
(b) increased by 1% 132. The radius of circum-circle of a right angled
(c) decreased by 1% triangle is 10cm and the altitude drawn to
(d) decreased by 10% the hypotenuse is 8cm. What is the area of
the triangle?
126. If the perimeter of a circle and square are [CDS 2021(II)]
(a) 60cm2 (b) 80cm2
equal , then what is the ratio of the area of
(c) 100cm2 (d) 120cm2
the circle to that of the square ?
[CDS 2020(II)] 133. Two circles touch externally. The sum of
(a) 1 : π (b) 2 : π their areas is 41 square cm. If the distance
(c) 3 : π (d) 4 : π between their centres is 9cm, then what is
difference between their diameters?
127. Areas of two squares are in the ratio m2:n4, [CDS 2021(II)]
what is the ratio of their perimeter? (a)1cm (b) 1.5cm
[CDS 2020(II)] (c) 2cm (d) 4cm
(a) m : n (b) n : m
(c) m : n2 (d) m2 : n 134. Let p be the area of a square X and q be the
area of the square formed on the diagonal
𝑝
128. Four circular coins of equal radius are of the square X. What is the value of 𝑞 ?
placed with their centres coinciding four [CDS 2021(II)]
vertices of a square. Each coin touches two
other coins. If the uncovered area of the

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(a) 8
1
(b) 4 141. A farmland is in the shape of a rhombus.
The perimeter of the land is 100 m and the
1 1
(c) 3 (d) 2 length of one of the diagonals is 40m. The
land is divided into four equal parts. What
135. The area of a rhombus is 336 square cm. If is the area of each part?
the length of one of its diagonals is 48cm, [CDS 2022(I)]
then what is the perimeter of the rhombus? (a) 150 square meter
[CDS 2021(II)] (b) 225 square meter
(a) 200cm (b) 120cm (c) 300 square meter
(c) 100cm (d) 90cm (d) 450 square meter

136. The minute hand of a clock is 21cm long. 142. If the perimeter of an isosceles right triangle
What is the area on the face of the clock is 4(2 +√2)cm, then what is its area in
described by the minute hand between square cm?
22
10.10 a.m and 10.30 a.m.? (take = 7 ). [CDS 2022(I)]
(a) 8 (b) 12
[CDS 2021(II)]
(c) 16 (d) 24
(a) 231 cm2 (b) 331 cm2
(c) 462 cm2 (d) 492 cm2
143. A rectangle of length 10 units and breadth
8 unit is split into two squares each of area
Consider the following for the next two
(02) items that follow: x square units and two rectangles each of
A chord of a circle of radius 2.1 cm area y square units. Consider the following
subtends an angle of 120° at the centre. statements:
22
(take  = 7 𝑎𝑛𝑑 √3 = 1.732) 1.y is always greater than x
2.y can be 15 square units.
137. What is the approximate area of minor
Which of the above statement is/are
segment of the circle?
correct?
[CDS 2021(II)] [CDS 2022(I)]
(a) 2.71 cm2 (b) 2.42 cm2 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1.91 cm2 (d) 1.71 cm2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

138. What is the approximate area of major 144. A square sheet is formed by joining n
segment of the circle? identical square sheets of same size. If the
[CDS 2021(II)] length of the diagonal of the bigger square
(a) 10.05 cm2 (b) 10.15 cm2
sheet so formed is m, then what is the side
(c) 11.05 cm2 (d) 11.15 cm2
length of a smaller square sheet?
139. A person wishes to fence 375 m2 [CDS 2022(I)]
rectangular garden. He has 65m of barbed m m
(a) (b)
wire and is able to fence only three sides of n 2 n
the garden. What is the perimeter of the m 2m
(c) (d)
garden? 2n n
[CDS 2021(II)]
(a) 80m (b) 84m
145. What is the area of the region enclosed by
(c) 90m (d) 100m
three identical circles (each of radius 4cm)
140. A bicycle wheel of radius 35cm makes n touching each other?
revolutions in moving 11km. What is the [CDS 2022(I)]
22
value of n? (take  = 7 ) 8
(a) square cm
3
[CDS 2022(I)]
 8 
(a) 500 (b) 1000 (b) 16 3   square cm
(c) 2500 (d) 5000  3 

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  
(c) 16 3  8 square cm is cut off from the plate. What is the weight
22
of the remaining part? ( = )
16 7
(d) square cm [CDS 2022 (II)]
3
(a) 48gm (b) 49gm
(c) 50gm (d) 51gm
146. X, Y and Z are three equilateral triangles.
The sum of the areas of X and Y is equal to 152. The area of a rhombus is 96 square cm and
the area of Z. If the side lengths of X and Y one of its diagonals is of length 12cm. What
are 6cm and 8cm respectively, then what is is the perimeter of the rhombus?
the side length of Z? [CDS 2022 (II)]
[CDS 2022 (II)] (a) 36cm (b) 40cm
(a) 9cm (b) 9.5cm (c) 44cm (d) 48cm
(c) 10cm (d) 10.5cm
153. Two circles touch externally. The sum of
147. What is the time taken by a person to cover their areas is 89 square cm and the
one round of a circular park of diameter
distance between their centres is 13cm.
210 m if he walks at a speed of 6km/hr? What is the difference in their radii?
22
(= 7 ) [CDS 2022 (II)]
[CDS 2022 (II)] (a) 2cm (b) 2.5cm
(a) 6.6 minutes (b) 5.5 minutes (c) 3cm (d) 3.5cm
(c) 4.4 minutes (d) 3.3 minutes
154. A square and a rectangle have same
148. In an equilateral triangle of side 2√3 cm, a perimeter. They differ in areas by 1 square
circle is inscribed touching the sides. What cm. The length of the rectangle exceeds its
is the area of the remaining portion of the breadth by:
triangle? [CDS 2022 (II)]
[CDS 2022 (II)] (a) 1cm (b) 2cm
(c) 3cm (d) 4cm
(a) (2√3 − ) square cm
(b) (3√3 − ) square cm
155. Two rectangles are of same area equal to
(c) (4√3 − 2) square cm
480 square cm. They differ in lengths by
(d) (4√3 − ) square cm
6cm and breadths by 4cm. What is the
149. A triangle has side lengths x cm, x + 13cm difference in their perimeters?
and x + 26cm. If its area is 126 square cm, [CDS 2022 (II)]
(a) 2cm (b) 4cm
then what is the value of x?
(c) 6cm (d) 10cm
[CDS 2022 (II)]
(a) 18 (b) 17 Consider the following for the next two
(c) 16 (d) 15 (02) items that follow:
A chord of length l of a circle makes an
150. Two parallel sides of a trapezium are 29cm angle 90° at the centre of the circle.
and 21cm. Non-parallel sides are equal and
each is of length 8.5 cm. What is the area of 156. What is the area of the minor segment?
the trapezium? [CDS 2022 (II)]
[CDS 2022 (II)] 2 2
l  1 l  1
(a) 187.5 square cm (a)    (b)   
2  2 4  2
(b) 227.5 square cm 2 2
(c) 375 square cm l   l  1
(c)   1 (d)   
(d) 455 square cm 4 2  2  2 2

151. A square copper plate of side 16cm weighs 157. What is the area of the major segment?
128 gm. A circular disc of diameter 14 cm [CDS 2022 (II)]

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 l 2  3  l 2  3  161. What is the ratio of the area of the circle to
(a)   1 (b)   1
4  2  4  2  the area of the rectangle?
[CDS – 2023 (1)]
l 2  3  l 2  3 
(c)   1 (d)   1  
2  2  2  2  (a) (b)
2 3
2 3
Consider the following for the next three (c) (d)
(03) items that follow: 3 2
In the figure given below, a circle is
inscribed in a square PQRS. A rectangle at 162. What is the area of AEC?
the corner P that measures 4cm  2cm and [CDS – 2023 (1)]
a square at the corner R are drawn.
r 2
r2
(a) (b)
3 2 3
r2 3r 2
(c) (d)
3 3 3

163. The plinth of a house has an area of 200

square metres. It is rectangular in shape
and its length and breadth are in the ratio
158. What is the area of the circle? 2:1. The owner of the house extends the
[CDS – 2023 (1)] terrace by 1 m on each side. What is the
(a)100 square cm (b) 96 square cm percentage of area that has increased in the
(c) 50 square cm (d) 48 square cm terrace relative to the plinth?
[CDS – 2023 (1)]
159. What is the area of the smaller square? (a) 40% (b) 32%
[CDS – 2023 (1)] (c) 20% (d) 15.5%
(a) 50 (3–2) square cm
(b) 25 (3–22) square cm 164. A square sheet of side length 44 cm is
(c) 25 (3+22) square cm rolled along one of its sides to form a
(d) 50 (3 – 22) square cm cylinder by making opposite edges just to
touch each other. What is the volume of the
160. What is the area of the shaded region? 22
cylinder? (Take  = ).
[CDS – 2023 (1)] 7

(a) (96–25) square cm [CDS – 2023 (1)]

(b) (92–25) square cm (a) 6776 cubic cm (b) 6248 cubic cm
(c) (96–16) square cm (c) 5896 cubic cm (d) 5680 cubic cm
(d) (92–16) square cm
165. The perimeter and the area of a right-
Consider the following for the next two angled triangle are 36 cm and 54 square
(02) items that follow: cm respectively. What is the length of the
In the following figure, a rectangle ABCD is hypotenuse?
inscribed in a circle of radius r. given DAE [CDS – 2023 (1)]
= 30° and ACD = 30°. (a) 12cm (b) 14cm
(c) 15cm (d) 16cm

166. The perimeter of a sector of a circle of

radius 5.2cm is 16.4 cm. What is the area
of the sector?
[CDS – 2023 (1)]
(a) 15.6 square cm (b) 15 square
(c) 14.4 square cm (d) 14.1 square cm

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167. What is the area of the circle [CDS – 2023 (1)]
(approximately) inscribed in a triangle with (a) 18cm (b) 20cm
side lengths 12cm, 16cm and 20cm? (c) 22cm (d) 24cm
[CDS – 2023 (1)]
174. OABC is a rhombus whose three vertices lie
(a) 48 square cm (b) 50 square cm
(c) 52 square cm (d) 54 square cm on a circle with centre at O. If the area of
the rhombus is 323 square cm, then what
168. A floor of a big hall has dimensions 30m is the radius of the circle?
60cm and 23m 40cm. Its is to be paved [CDS – 2023 (1)]
with square tiles of same size. What is the (a) 4cm (b) 6cm
minimum number of tiles required? (c) 8cm (d) 16cm
[CDS – 2023 (1)]
(a) 30 (b) 36 175. Question: What is the area of the circle C?
(c) 169 (d) 221 Statement I: an arc of length 7 cm subtends
an angle 30° at the centre of C.
169. How long will a man take to walk around Statement II: A chord of length 10cm
the boundary of a square field of area 25 subtends an angle 90° at the centre of C.
[CDS – 2023 (1)]
hectares at the rate of 5km/hr?
(a)choose this option if the question can be
[CDS – 2023 (1)] answered by one of the statements alone
(a) 36 minutes (b) 30 minutes but not by the other.
(c) 24 minutes (d) 18 minutes (b)choose this option if the question can be
answered by either statement alone.
170. Let x be the area of a square inscribed in a (c)Choose this option if the question can be
circle of radius r and y be the area of an answered by using both the statements
equilateral triangle inscribed in the same together, but cannot be answered by using
circle. Which one of the following is correct? either statement alone
[CDS – 2023 (1)] (d)Choose this option if the question cannot
(a) 9x2 = 16y2 (b) 27x2 = 64y2 be answered even by using both statements
(c) 36x2 = 49y2 (d) 16x2 = 21y2 together.

171. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 176. A chord PQ of the circle C divides it into two
2 segments such that 3 times the area of the
66 %, then by what percent should the major segment is 4 times the area of the
3
width of the rectangle be decreased in order minor segment.
to maintain the same area? Question: What is the radius of C?
Statement I: Area of the minor segment is
[CDS – 2023 (1)]
66 square cm.
(a) 50% (b) 45%
Statement II: Area of the major segment is
(c) 40% (d) 35%
88 square cm.
[CDS – 2023 (1)]
172. What is the maximum area that can be
(a)choose this option if the question can be
covered by three non-intersecting circles answered by one of the statements alone
drawn inside a rectangle of sides 8 cm and but not by the other.
12cm? (b)choose this option if the question can be
[CDS – 2023 (1)] answered by either statement alone.
(a) 16 square cm (b) 18 square cm (c)Choose this option if the question can be
(c) 20 square cm (d) 24 square cm answered by using both the statements
together, but cannot be answered by using
173. A triangle ABC has been divided into four either statement alone
smaller triangles P, Q, R, S whose (d)Choose this option if the question cannot
be answered even by using both statements
perimeters are 16cm, 12cm, 4cm and 12cm
together.
respectively. P, R and S contain the vertices
A, B and C respectively. What is the 177. An isosceles triangle has its base length 2a
perimeter of the triangle ABC? and its height is h. On each side of the

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triangle. What is the area of the figure thus diameter by 16.8 cm. What is the diameter
formed? 22
the circle? (Take  = )
7
[CDS-2023 (2)]
[CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 6a + 2h + 2ah
2 2 (b) 6a + 2h + ah
2 2
(a) 6.24cm (b) 6.42cm
(c) 4a2 + 2h2 + ah (d) 6a2 + h2 + ah (c) 7.64cm (d) 7.84cm
178. A pendulum swings through an angle of 9° 183. What is the area of the region between the
and its end describes an are of length
concentric circles if the chord of the out
14.3cm. What is the length of the
22 circle of length 14cm is a tangent of the inn
pendulum? (Take = ) 22
7 circle? (Take = 7 )
[CDS-2023 (2)] [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 88cm (b) 91cm
(a) 125 square cm (b) 132 square cm
(c) 95cm (d) 98cm (c) 144 square cm (d) 154 square cm
179. The corners of an equilateral triangular
Consider the following for the next two
plate were cut in such a manner that it (02) items that follow:
forms a regular hexagonal plate. What is
A line segment AB is bisected at C and semi
the ratio of the area of the triangular plate circles S1, S2 and S3 are drawn respectively
to the area of the hexagonal plate? on AB, AC and CB as diameters such that
[CDS-2023 (2)] they all lie on same side of AB. A circle S is
(a) 2:1 (b) 3:2
drawn touching internally S1 and externally
(c) 4:3 (d) 5:3
S2 and S3.
180. Two equal arcs of different circles C1 and C2 184. If r is the radius of S and R is the radius of
subtend angles of 60° and 75° respectively,
S2, then which one of the following is
at the centres. What is the ratio of the
correct?
radius of C1 to the radius of C2?
[CDS-2023 (2)]
[CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) R=3r (b) R=2r
(a) 4:5 (b) 5:4
(c) 3R=4R (d) 2R=3r
(c) 1:1 (d) 3:2
185. If m is the area of the circle S and n is the
181. ABC is a triangle with sides AB = 41cm, BC area of semi-circle S1, then which one of the
= 28cm and CA = 15cm. If D, E and F are
following is correct?
the mid points of AB, BC and CA
[CDS-2023 (2)]
respectively, then what is the area of the
(a) 9m=2n (b) 9m=4n
triangle DEF?
(c) 3m=2n (d) 7m=3n
[CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 63 square cm (b) 45 square cm
(c) 31.5 square cm (d) 22.5 square cm

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1. c 2. d 3. c 4. c 5. c 6. d 7. c 8. a 9. b 10. b
11. a 12. a 13. a 14. a 15. a 16. c 17. b 18. a 19. b 20. c
21. d 22. d 23. b 24. c 25. c 26. c 27. c 28. b 29. c 30. c
31. a 32. c 33. d 34. b 35. b 36. c 37. b 38. b 39. a 40. d
41. d 42. d 43. d 44. c 45. b 46. c 47. d 48. c 49. a 50. b
51. a 52. a 53. b 54. d 55. b 56. c 57. b 58. d 59. b 60. b
61. d 62. c 63. c 64. b 65. d 66. c 67. b 68. d 69. b 70. b
71. b 72. a 73. a 74. d 75. d 76. b 77. c 78. b 79. b 80. a
81. b 82. b 83. a 84. a 85. d 86. c 87. c 88. c 89. c 90. a
91. c 92. c 93. b 94. c 95. a 96. b 97. c 98. b 99. d 100. c
101. c 102. a 103. a 104. b 105. b 106. c 107. c 108. b 109. c 110. c
111. d 112. d 113. a 114. d 115. a 116. b 117. a 118. b 119. d 120. d
121. b 122. d 123. d 124. c 125. c 126. d 127. c 128. b 129. a 130. d
131. b 132. b 133. c 134. d 135. c 136. c 137. a 138. d 139. a 140. d
141. a 142. a 143. b 144. c 145. c 146. c 147. a 148. b 149. d 150. a
151. d 152. b 153. c 154. b 155. b 156. c 157. a 158. a 159. d 160. b
161. b 162. a 163. b 164. a 165. c 166. a 167. b 168. d 169. c 170. b
171. c 172. d 173. b 174. c 175. b 176. b 177. b 178. b 179. b 180. b
181. c 182. d 183. d 184. d 185. a

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 18 MENSURATION 3D

PRACTICE SHEET-1
1. If the height of a given cone be doubled and volume of the cone, at what height, above
radius of the base remains the same, the the base, is the section made?
ratio of the volume of the given cone to that (1) 6 cm (2) 8 cm
of the second cone will be (3) 10 cm (4) 20 cm
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 8
(3) 1 : 2 (4) 8 : 1 9. The radius of the base and height of a right
circular cone are in the ratio 5 : 12. If the
2. If the radius of the base of a cone be doubled 2
and height is left unchanged, then ratio of volume of the cone is 314 cm3, the slant
the volume of new cone to that of the
7
height (in cm) of the cone will be
original cone will be:
(1) 12 (2) 13
(1) 1 : 4 (2) 2 : 1
(3) 15 (4) 17
(3) 1 : 2 (4) 4 : 1

3. Each of the measure of the radius of base of 10. Two solid right cones of equal height and of
radii r1 and r2 are melted and made to form
a cone and that of a sphere is 8 cm. Also,
a solid sphere of radius R. Then the height
the volume of these two solids are equal. The
of the cone is
slant height of the cone is
(1) 8 √17 cm (2) 4√17 cm 4R 2 4R
(3) 34 √2 cm (4) 34 cm. (1) 2 (2)
r r 1
2
2 r r 1 2

4. A cone of height 15 cm and base diameter 4R 3

R2

30 cm is carved out of a wooden sphere of (3) 2 (4) 2

radius 15 cm. The percentage of wasted
r1  r22
r1  r22
wood is:
(1) 75% (2) 50% 11. The ratio of radii of two cone is 3 : 4 and the
(3) 40% (4) 25% ratio of their height is 4 : 3. Then the ratio of
their volume will be
5. In a right circular cone, the radius of its (1) 3 : 4 (2) 4 : 3
base is 7 cm and its height 24 cm. A cross- (3) 9 : 16 (4) 16 : 9
section is made through the midpoint of the
height parallel to the base. The volume of 12. If a right circular cone is separated into
the upper portion is solids of volumes V1, V2 , V3 by two planes
(1) 169 cm 3 (2) 154 cm 3 parallel to the base, which also trisect the
(3) 1078 cm 3 (4) 800 cm 3 altitude, then V1 : V2 : V3 is
(1) 1: 2 : 3 (2) 1: 4 : 6
6. If the area of the base of a cone is 770 cm 2 (3) 1: 6 : 9 (4) 1: 7 : 19
and the area of the curved surface is 814
cm2, then its volume (in cm3) is: 13. If the radii of the circular ends of a
(1) 213√5 (2) 392√5 truncated conical bucket which is 45cm
(3) 550√5 (4) 616√5 high be 28 cm and 7 cm, then the capacity
of the bucket in cubic centimetre is
7. Volume of two cones are in the ratio 1 : 4 (1) 48510 (2) 45810
and their diameters are in the ratio 4 : 5. (3) 48150 (4) 48051
The ratio of their height is
(1) 1 : 5 (2) 5 : 4 14. The ratio of height and the diameter of a right
(3) 5 : 16 (4) 25 : 64 circular cone is 3 : 2 and its volume is 1078
cc, then its height is :
8. The height of the cone is 30 cm. A small (1) 7 cm (2) 14 cm
cone is cut off at the top by a plane parallel (3) 21 cm (4) 28 cm
to its base. If its volume is 1/27 of the

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15. The radius of the base of a right circular (1) 3 : 4 (2) 9 : 16
cone is doubled keeping its height fixed. The (3) 16 : 9 (4) 27 : 64
volume of the cone will be:
(1) Three times of the previous volume 23. A hollow spherical metallic ball has an
(2) Four times of the previous volume external diameter 6 cm and is 1/2 cm thick.
(3) 2 times of the previous volume The volume of the ball (in cm3) is
(4) Double of the previous volume 2 2
(1) 41 (2) 37
16. The heights of two cones are in the ratio 1 :
3 3
3 and the diameters of their base are in the 2 2
(3) 47 (4) 40
ratio 3 : 5. The ratio of their volume is 3 3
(1) 3 : 25 (2) 4 : 25
(3) 6 : 25 (4) 7 : 25 24. The sum of radii of two spheres is 10 cm and
the sum of their volume is 880 cm3. What
17. The base of a right circular cone has the will be the product of their radii?
same radius a as that of a sphere. Both the 1
sphere and the cone have the same volume. (1) 21 (2) 26
Height of the cone is 3
(1) 3a (2) 4a 1
(3) 33 (4) 70
7 7 3
(3) a (4) a
4 3
25. If the radius of a sphere is doubled, its
18. The circumference of the base of a 16 cm volume becomes
height solid cone is 33 cm. What is the (1) double (2) four times
volume of the cone in cm ?
3 (3) six times (4) eight times
(1) 1028 (2) 616
(3) 462 (4) 828 26. The radii of two spheres are in the ratio 3 :
2. Their volume will be in the ratio :
19. The perimeter of the base of a right circular (1) 9 : 4 (2) 3 : 2
cone is 8 cm. If the height of the cone is 21 (3) 8 : 27 (4) 27 : 8
cm, then its volume is:
(1) 108π cm3 (2) 112 π cm3 27. The total surface area of a solid hemisphere
(3) 112 π cm3 (4) 108 π cm3 is 108π cm2. The volume of the hemisphere
is
20. If the volume of two right circular cones are (1) 72π cm3 (2)144π cm3
in the ratio 4 : 1 and their diameter are in (3)108√6 cm 3 (4)54√6 cm3
the ratio 5 : 4, then the ratio of their height
is 68. The largest sphere is carved out of a cube of
(1) 25 :16 (2) 25 : 64 side 7 cm. The volume of the sphere (in cm3)
(3) 64 : 25 (4) 16 : 25 will be
(1) 718.66 (2) 543.72
21. The volume of a conical tent is 1232 cu. m (3) 481.34 (4) 179.67
and the area of its base is 154 sq. m. Find
the length of the canvas required to build 69. The surface areas of two spheres are in the
the tent, if the canvas is 2 m in width. ratio 4 : 9. Their volumes will be in the ratio
(1) 270 m (2) 272 m (1) 2 : 3 (2) 4 :9
(3) 276 m (4) 275 m (3) 8 : 27 (4) 64 : 729

22. If the ratio of the diameters of two right 30. A sphere and a hemisphere have the same
circular cones of equal height be 3 : 4, then volume. The ratio of their radii is
the ratio of their volume will be (1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 8
(3) 1 : √2 (4) 1 : ∛2

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1. (3) 2. (4) 3. (1) 4. (1) 5. (2) 6. (4) 7. (4) 8. (4) 9. (2) 10. (3)
11. (1) 12. (4) 13. (1) 14. (3) 15. (2) 16. (1) 17. (2) 18. (3) 19. (2) 20. (3)
21. (4) 22. (2) 23. (3) 24. (2) 25. (4) 26. (4) 27. (2) 28. (4) 29. (3) 30. (4)

PRACTICE SHEET-2
1. A solid sphere of 6 cm diameter is melted cm and the distance between the parallel
and recast into 8 solid spheres of equal sides is 8 cm. If the volume of the prism is
volume. The radius (in cm) of each small 1056 cm3, then the height of the prism is
sphere is (1) 44 cm (2) 16.5 cm
(1) 1.5 (2) 3 (3) 12 cm (4) 10.56 cm
(3) 2 (4) 2.5
7. The height of a right prism with a square
2. The total surface area of a sphere is 8π base is 15 cm. If the area of the total surface
square unit. The volume of the sphere is of the prism is 608 sq. cm, its volume is
(1) 910 cm3 (2) 920 cm3
8 2
(1)  cubic unit (3) 960 cm 3 (4) 980 cm3
3
8 8. The base of a right prism is an equilateral
(2)  cubic unit triangle of side 8 cm and height of the prism
3
is 10 cm. Then the volume of the prism is
(3) 8 3 cubic unit (1) 320√3 cubic cm (2) 160√3 cubic cm
(3) 150√3 cubic cm (4) 300√3 cubic cm
8 3
(4)  cubic unit
5 9. The base of right prism is a triangle whose
perimeter is 28 cm and the in radius of the
3. Area of the base of a pyramid is 57 sq.cm. triangle is 4 cm. If the volume of the prism is
and height is 10 cm, then its volume (in 366 cc, then its height is
cm3), is (1) 6 cm (2) 8 cm
(1) 570 (2) 390 (3) 4 cm (4) None of these
(3) 190 (4) 590
10. If the base of a right pyramid is triangle of
4. There is a pyramid on a base which is a sides 5 cm, 12 cm, 13 cm and its volume is
regular hexagon of side 2a cm. If every slant330 cm3, then its height (in cm) will be
5a (1) 33 (2) 32
edge of this pyramid is of length cm, (3) 11 (4) 22
2
then the volume of this pyramid is 11. The diameter of the moon is assumed to be
(1) 3a3 cm3 (2) 3√2 a3 cm3 one fourth of the diameter of the earth. Then
(3) 3√3 a3 cm3 (4) 6a3 cm3 the ratio of the volume of the earth to that of
the moon is
5. The base of a right pyramid is a square of (1) 64 : 1 (2) 1 : 64
side 40 cm long. If the volume of the (3) 60 : 7 (4) 7 : 60
pyramid is 8000 cm3, then its height is:
(1) 5 cm (2) 10 cm 12. A conical vessel whose internal radius is 12
(3) 15 cm (4) 20 cm cm and height 50 cm is full of liquid. The
contents are emptied into a cylindrical vessel
6. The base of a right prism is a trapezium. The with radius (internal) 10 cm. The height to
length of the parallel sides are 8 cm and 14

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 which the liquid rises in the cylindrical (1) 1 : 9 (2) 2 : 9
vessel is: (3) 9 : 8 (4) 3 : 8
(1) 25cm (2) 20cm
(3) 24cm (4) 22cm 21. Find the length of the largest rod that can be
placed in a room 16m long, 12m broad and
13. The volume of a right circular cylinder is 2
equal to the volume of that right circular 10 m. high.
cone whose height is 108 cm and diameter
3
(1) 23 m. (2) 68 m.
of base is 30 cm. If the height of the cylinder
is 9 cm, the diameter of its base is 2 1
(3) 22 m. (4) 22 m.
(1) 30 cm (2) 60 cm 3 3
(3) 50 cm (4) 40 cm
22. If the volume of two cubes are in the ratio 27
14. The total surface area of a cube and a : 64, then the ratio of their total surface area
sphere are equal. What will be the ratio is :
between their volume? (1) 27 : 64 (2) 3 : 4
(1) π : 6 (2) √π : √6 (3) 9 : 16 (4) 3 : 8
(3) √6 : √π (4) 6 : π
23. Find the length of the longest rod that can
15. A rectangular paper sheet of dimensions 22 be placed in a hall of 10 m length, 6 m
cm × 12 cm is folded in the form of a breadth and 4 m height.
cylinder along its length. What will be the (1) 2√38 m (2) 4√38 m
volume of this cylinder? (3) 2√19 m (4) 19 m
(1) 460 cm3 (2) 462 cm3
(3) 624 cm3 (4) 400 cm3 24. The volume of a cuboid is twice the volume
of a cube. If the dimensions of the cuboid
16. The ratio of the volume of a cube to that of a are 9 cm, 8 cm and 6 cm, the total surface
sphere, which will fit exactly inside the cube, area of the cube is :
is (1) 72 cm2 (2) 216 cm2
(1) π : 6 (2) 6 : π (3) 432 cm2 (4) 108 cm2
(3) 6 : π (4) π : 3
25. The length, breadth and height of a room is
17. The volume of a sphere and a right circular 5m, 4m and 3m respectively. Find the length
cylinder having the same radius are equal, of the largest bamboo that can be kept
The ratio of the diameter of the sphere to the inside the room.
height of the cylinder is (1) 5 m (2) 60 m
(1) 3 : 2 (2) 2 : 3 (3) 7 m (4) 5√2 m
(3) 1 : 2 (4) 2 : 1
26. The length of the longest rod that can be
18. The size of a rectangular piece of paper is placed in a room which is 12 m long, 9 m
100 cm × 44 cm. A cylinder is formed by broad and 8 m high is
rolling the paper along its length. The (1) 27 m (2) 19 m
volume of the cylinder is (3) 17 m (4) 13 m
(1) 4400 cm3 (2) 15400 cm3
(3) 35000 cm3 (4) 144 cm3 27. A cube of edge 5 cm is cut into cubes each of
edge of 1 cm. The ratio of the total surface
19. A cone, a hemisphere and a cylinder stand area of one of the small cubes to that of the
on equal bases and have the same height. large cube is equal to :
The ratio of their respective volume is (1) 1 : 125 (2) 1 : 5
(1) 1 : 2 : 3 (2) 2 : 1 : 3 (3) 1 : 625 (4) 1 : 25
(3) 1 : 3 : 2 (4) 3 : 1 : 2
28. The perimeter of the floor of a room is 18 m.
20. The height of a cylinder and that of a cone What is the area of the walls of the room, if
are in the ratio 2 : 3 and the radii of their the height of the room is 3 m ?
bases in the ratio 3 : 4. The ratio of their (1) 21 m2 (2) 42 m2
volume will be (3) 54 m 2 (4) 108 m2

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29. The length (in metres) of the longest rod that 30. The floor of a room is of size 4 m × 3 m and
can be put in a room of dimensions 10 m × its height is 3 m. The walls and ceiling of the
10 m × 5 m is room require painting. The area to be
(1) 15√3 (2) 15 painted is
(3) 10√2 (4) 5√3 (1) 66 m2 (2) 54 m2
(3) 43 m 2 (4) 33 m2

ANSWER KEY
1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (3) 4. (3) 5. (3) 6. (3) 7. (4) 8. (3) 9. (4) 10. (1)
11. (1) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (2) 15. (2) 16. (2) 17. (1) 18. (3) 19. (1) 20. (3)
21. (3) 22. (3) 23. (1) 24. (2) 25. (4) 26. (3) 27. (4) 28. (3) 29. (2) 30. (2)

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 CDS PYQ
1. What is the quantity of cloth required to roll [CDS-2013-1]
up to form a right circular tent whose base (a) 1155 cu cm (b) 1215cu cm
is of radius 12m and height 5m? (c) 1230 cu cm (d) 2310 cu cm
[CDS-2013-1]
(a) 40 sq m (b) 60 sq m 9. From a solid wooden right circular cylinder,
(c) 78 sq m (d) 156 m a right circular cone whose radius and
height are same as the radius and height of
2. The length, breadth and height of a box are the cylinder, respectively is carved out. What
respectively 14m, 12m and 13m. The length is the ratio of the volume of the utilized wood
of the greatest rod that can be put in it is: to that of the wasted wood?
[CDS-2013-1] [CDS-2013-1]
(a) 22.32m (b) 22.56m (a) 1:2 (b) 2:1
(c) 20m (d) 19.5m (c) 2:3 (d) 1:3

3. The volume of the material of a 10. A solid spherical ball of iron of radius 4cm is
hemispherical shell with outer and inner melted to form spheres of radius 2cm each.
radii 9cm and 7 cm, respectively is The number of spheres, so formed is:
approximately: [CDS-2013-1]
[CDS-2013-1] (a) 8 (b) 9
(a) 808cu cm (b) 800cu cm (c) 10 (d) 16
(c) 816 cu cm (d) 824 cu cm
11. If the heights and the area of the base of a
4. The ratio of surface area to diameter of a right circular cone and a pyramid with
sphere whose volume is 36 cu cm is: square base are the same, then they have:
[CDS-2013-1] [CDS-2013-1]
(a) 3 (b) 6 (a)Same volume and same surface area
(c) 6 (d) None of these (b)Same surface area but different volumes
(c)Same volume but different surface area
5. A cylindrical tube open at both ends is made (d)Different volumes and different surface
of metal. The internal diameter of the tube is area
6cm and length of the tube is 10cm. If the
thickness of the metal used is 1 cm, then 12. A swimming pool 70 meter long 44 meter
the outer curved surface area of the tube is: wide and 3 m deep is field by water flowing
[CDS-2013-1] from a pipe at the rate of 30800cm3 per
(a) 140 sq cm (b) 146.5 sq. cm second the time taken to fill the swimming
(c) 70 sq cm (d) None of these pool is:
[CDS-2013-1]
6. The volume of a right circular cone of height (a)
71
hour (b) 80 hours
3 cm and slant height 5 cm is: 2
[CDS-2013-1] 250
(a) 49.3cu cm (b) 50.3 cu cm (c) hours (d) None of these
3
(c) 52 cu cm (d) 53 cu cm
13. The diameter of the Moon is approximately
7. A bucket is of a height 25cm. It top and one-fourth of the diameter of the Earth.
bottom radii are 20 cm and 10cm, What is the ratio (approximate) of their
respectively. Its capacity (in L) is: volumes?
[CDS-2013-1] [CDS-2013-2]
(a) 17.5/3 (b) 17.5 (a) 1:16 (b) 1:64
(c) 20 (d) 25 (c) 1:4 (d) 1:128

8. The height of a cylinder is 15cm. The lateral 14. If the total surface area of a cube is 6 sq
surface area is 660 sq. cm. Its volume is: units, then what is the volume of the cube?

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 [CDS-2013-2] 21. A rectangular field is 22m long and 10m
(a) 1 cu unit (b) 2 cu units wide. Two hemispherical pitholes of radius
(c) 4 cu units (d) 6 cu units 2m are dug from two places and the mud is
spread over the remaining part of the field.
15. Let A be a pyramid on a square base and B The rise in the level of the field is:
be a cube. If a, b and c denote the number of [CDS 2013-2]
edges, number of faces and number of 8 16
corners, respectively. They, the result a = b + (a) m (b) m
93 93
c is true for:
[CDS-2013-2] 13 23
(c) m (d) m
(a) Only A (b) Only B 93 93
(c) Both A and B (d) Neither A nor B
22. A hospitals room is to accommodate 56
16. What is the volume of a cone having a base patients. It should be done in such a way
of radius 10cm and height 21 cm? that every patient gets 2.2 m2 of floor and
[CDS-2013-2] 8.8m2 of space. If the length of the room is
(a) 2200cm3 (b) 3000cm3 14m, then breadth and the height of the
(c) 5600cm3 (d) 6600cm3 room are respectively:
[CDS 2013-2]
17. A conical cap has base diameter 24cm and
(a) 8.8m, 4m (b) 8.4m, 4.2m
height 16cm. What is the cost of painting
the surface of the cap at the rate of 70 paise (c) 8m, 4m (d) 7.8m, 4.2m
per sq cm?
[CDS-2013-2] 23. A cylinder is surmounted by a cone at one
end, a hemisphere at the other end. The
(a) Rs520 (b) Rs524 common radius is 3.5 cm, the height of the
(c) Rs528 (d) Rs532 cylinder is 6.5 cm and the total height of the
structure is 12.8cm. The volume V of the
18. What is the whole surface area of a cone of structure lies between:
base radius 7 cm and height 24cm? [CDS-2014-1]
[CDS-2013-2] (a) 370 cm 3 and 380 cm3

(a) 654sq cm (b) 704 sq cm (b) 380cm3 and 390 cm3

(c) 724 sq cm (d) 964 sq cm (c) 390 cm3 and 400 cm3
(d) None of these
19. A tent is in the form of a right circular
cylinder surmounted by a cone. The 24. The diameter of the base of a cone is 6 cm
diameter of the cylinder is 24m. The height and its altitude is 4cm. What is the
of the cylindrical portion is 11m, while the approximate curved surface area of the
vertex of the cone is 16m above the ground. cone?
What is the area of the curved surface for [CDS-2014-1]
conical portion? (a) 45cm 2 (b) 47cm 2

[CDS-2013-2] (c) 49cm 2 (d) 51cm 2

(a) 3434/9 sq m (b) 3431/8 sq cm

(c) 3432/7 sq m (d) 3234/7 sq cm 25. A drainage tile is a cylindrical shell 21 cm
long. The inside and outside diameter are
20. If x is the curved surface area and y is the 4.5 cm and 5.1 cm, respectively. What is the
volume of a right circular cylinder, then volume of the clay required for the tile?
which one of the following is correct? [CDS-2014-1]
[CDS-2013-2] (a) 6.96cm3 (b) 6.76cm3
(a)Only the ratio of the height to radius of (c) 5.76cm3 (d) None of these
the cylinder is independent of x
(b)Only the ratio of height to radius of the 26. For a plot of land of 100m  80m, the level to
cylinder is independent of y be raised by spreading the earth from stack
(c)Either (a) or (b) of a rectangular base 10m  8m with vertical
(d)Neither (a) nor (b) section being a trapezium of height 2m. The
top of the stack is 8m  5m. By how many
centimeter can be level raised?

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 [CDS-2014-1] 33. A cylinder circumscribes a sphere. What is
(a) 3cm (b) 2.5cm the ratio of volume of the sphere to that of
(c) 2 cm (d) 1.5cm the cylinder?
[CDS-2014-2]
27. A cube has each edge 2 cm and a cuboid is (a) 2:3 (b) 1:2
1cm long, 2cm wide and 3 cm high. The (c) 3:4 (d) 3:2
paint in a certain container is sufficient to
paint an area equal to 54cm2. For the next three (03) items that follow:
Which one of the following is correct? A right triangle having hypotenuse 25cm
[CDS-2014-1] and legs in the ratio 3 : 4 is made to revolve
(a) Both cube and cuboid can be painted about its hypotenuse ( = 3.14)
(b) Only cube can be painted 34. What is the volume of the double cone so
(c) Only cuboid can be painted formed?
(d) Neither cube nor cuboid can be painted [CDS-2014-2]
(a) 3124 cm3 (b) 3424 cm3
28. A cone of radius r cm and height h cm is (c) 3768 cm3 (d) 3924 cm3
divided into two parts by drawing a plane
through the middle point of its height and 35. What is the surface area of the double cone
parallel to the base. What is the ratio of the so formed?
volume of the original cone to the volume of [CDS-2014-2]
the smaller cone? (a) 1101.2cm2 (b) 1111.4cm2
[CDS-2014-1] (c) 1310.4 cm2 (d) 1318.8 cm2
(a) 4:1 (b) 8:1
(c) 2:1 (d) 6:1 36. Consider the following statements:
1.The volume of the cone generated when
29. If 64 identical shall spheres are made out of the triangle is made to revolve about its
big sphere of diameter 8cm, then what is longer leg is same as the volume of the cone
surface area of each small sphere? generated when the triangle is made to
[CDS-2014-1] revolve about its shorter leg.
(a) cm2 (b) 2cm2 2.The sum of volume of the cone generated
(c) 4cm2 (d) 8cm2 when the triangle is made to revolve about
its longer leg and the volume of the cone
30. The dimensions of a field are 15m by 12m. A generated when the triangle is made to
pit 8m long, 2.5 m wide and 2m deep is dug revolve about its shorter leg is equal to the
in one corner of the field and the earth volume of the double cone generated when
removed is evenly spread over the remaining the triangle is made to revolve about its
area of the field. The level of the field is hypotenuse?
raised by: Which of the above statements is / are
[CDS-2014-1] correct?
(a) 15cm (b) 20 cm [CDS-2014-2]
200 (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 25cm (d) cm (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
9

31. What is the diameter of the largest circle 37. Consider the following statements in respect
lying on the surface of a sphere of surface of four spheres A, B, C and D having
area 616 sq cm? respective radii 6, 8, 10 and 12cm.
[CDS-2014-1] 1.The surface area of sphere C is equal to
(a) 14cm (b) 10.5cm the sum of surface area of sphere A and B.
(c) 7cm (d) 3.5cm 2.The volume of sphere D is equal to the
sum of volumes of sphere A, B and C.
32. The volume of a hollow cube is 216x 3. What Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
surface area of the largest sphere which be
enclosed in it? [CDS-2014-2]
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
[CDS-2014-1]
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) 18x2 (b) 27x2
(c) 36x2 (d) 72x2

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38. The diameter of a metallic sphere is 6cm. [CDS-2015-1]
The sphere is melted and drawn into a wire (a) 1.5cm (b) 2cm
of uniform circular cross section. If the (c) 2.25cm (d) 4.5cm
length of the wire is 36m, then what is its
radius equal to? 46. If the radius of a sphere is increased by
[CDS-2014-2] 10%, then the volume will be increased by:
(a) 0.1cm (b) 0.01cm [CDS-2015-1]
(c) 0.0001cm (d) 1.0cm (a) 33.1% (b) 30%
(c) 50% (d) 10%
39. The area of the three adjacent faces of a
cuboidal box are x, 4x and 9x sq unit. What 47. A sphere and a cube have same surface
is the volume of the box? area. The ratio of square of their volumes is:
[CDS 2014(2)] [CDS-2015-1]
(a) 6x2 cu unit (b) 6x3/2 cu unit (a) 6: (b) 5:
(c) 3x3/2 cu unit (d) 2x3/2 cu unit (c) 3:5 (d) 1:1

40. What is the number of pairs of 48. The radius of a sphere is equal to the radius
perpendicular planes in a cuboids? of the base of a right circular cone, and the
[CDS 2014(2)] volume of the sphere is double the volume of
(a) 4 (b) 8 the cone. The ratio of the height of the cone
(c) 12 (d) None of these to the radius of its base is:
[CDS-2015-1]
41. How many equilateral triangles can be (a) 2:1 (b) 1:2
formed by joining any three vertices of a (c) 2:3 (d) 3:2
cube?
[CDS 2014(2)] 49. Water flows through a cylindrical pipe of
(a) 0 (b) 7 internal diameter 7cm at the rate of 5m/s.
(c) 8 (d) None of these The time, in minutes, the pipe would take to
fill an empty rectangular tank 4m  3m 
42. What is the maximum distance between two 2.31m is:
points of a cube of side 2 cm? [CDS-2015-1]
[CDS 2014(2)] (a) 28 (b) 24
(a) 3 (b) 2 3 (c) 20 (d) 12

(c) 4 3 (d) 2√2 50. The total outer surface area of a right
circular cone of height 24cm with a
For the next two (02) items that follow: hemisphere of radius 7 cm upon its base is:
A toy is in the form of a cone mounted on [CDS-2015-1]
the hemisphere with the same radius. The (a) 327 square cm (b) 307 square cm
diameter of the base of the conical portion is (c) 293  square cm (d) 273  square cm
12cm and its height is 8cm.
43. What is the total surface area of the toy? 51. A rectangular block of wood having
[CDS 2014(2)] dimensions 3m  2m  1.75 has to be
(a) 132 cm2 (b) 112 cm2 painted on all its faces. The layer of paint
(c) 96 cm2 (d) 66 cm2 must be 0.1 mm thick. Paint comes in
cubical boxes having their edges equal to
44. What is the volume of the toy? 10cm. The minimum number of boxes of
[CDS 2014(2)] paint to be purchased is:
(a) 180 cm3 (b) 240 cm2 [CDS-2015-1]
(c) 300 cm3 (d) 320 cm3 (a) 5 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 2
45. A cylindrical vessel of radius 4cm contains
water. A solid sphere of radius 3cm is 52. The diagonals of three faces of a cuboid are
lowered into the water until it is completely 13, 281 and 20 linear units. Then the total
immersed. The water level in the vessel will
surface area of the cuboid is:
rise by:
[CDS-2015-1]

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 (a) 650 square units (b) 658 square units (a) 1Only (b) 2 Only
(c) 664 square units (d) 672 square units (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

53. A rectangular paper of 44cm long and 6 cm 59. A large water tank has the shape of a cube.
wide is rolled to form a cylinder of height If 128 m3 of water is pumped out, the water
equal to width of the paper. The radius of level goes down by 2m. Then the maximum
the base of the cylinder so rolled is: capacity of the tank is:
[CDS-2015-1] [CDS-2015-2]
(a) 3.5cm (b) 5cm (a) 512m3 (b) 480m3
(c) 7cm (d) 14cm (c) 324m3 (d) 256m3

54. If three metallic sphere of radii 6cm, 8cm 60. From the solid gold in the form of a cube of
and 10 cm are melted to form a single side length 1cm, spherical solid balls each
sphere, then the diameter of the new sphere having the surface area 1/3 cm2 are to be
will be: made. Assuming that there is no loss of the
[CDS-2015-1] material in the process of making the balls,
(a) 12cm (b) 24cm the maximum number of balls made will be:
(c) 30cm (d) 36cm [CDS-2015-2]
(a) 3 (b) 4
55. If the height of a right circular cone is (c) 6 (d) 9
increased by 200% and the radius of the
base is reduced by 50% then the volume of 61. Water is filled in a container in such a
the cone: manner that is volume doubles every 5
[CDS-2015-1] minutes. If it takes 30 minutes for the
(a) Remains unaltered container to be full, in how much time will it
(b) Decreases by 25% be one fourth full?
(c) Increases by 25% [CDS-2015-2]
(d) Increases by 50% (a) 7.5 minutes (b) 15 minutes
(c) 20 minutes (d) 17.5 minutes
56. A pipe with square cross-section is
supplying water to a cistern which was 62. 30 metallic cylinders of same size are melted
initially empty. The area of cross section is and cast in the form of cones having the
4cm2 and the nozzle velocity of water is 40 same radius and height as those of the
m/s. The dimensions of the cistern are cylinders.
10m8m6m. Then the cistern will be full in: Consider the following statements:
[CDS-2015-2] Statement I: A maximum of 90 cones will
(a) 9.5hours (b) 9hours be obtained
(c) 8hours 20 min (d) 8 hours Statement II: The curved surface of the
cylinder can be flattened in the shape of a
57. A hollow cylindrical drum has internal rectangle but the curved surface of the cone
diameter of 30cm and a height of 1m. What when flattened has the shape of triangle.
is the maximum number of cylindrical boxes Which one of the following is correct in
of diameter 10 cm and height 10cm each respect of the above?
that can be packed in the drum? [CDS-2015-2]
[CDS-2015-2] (a)Both statement I and Statement II are
(a) 60 (b) 70 correct and Statement II is the correct
(c) 80 (d) 90 explanation of Statement I
(b)Both statement I and Statement II are
58. Consider the following statements: correct and Statement II is not the correct
1.If the height of a cylinder is doubled, the explanation of Statement I.
area of the curved surface is doubled (c)Statement I is correct but Statement II is
2.If the radius, of a hemispherical solid is not correct
doubled, its total surface area becomes (d)Statement I is not correct but Statement II
fourfold? is correct
Which of the above statements is/are
correct? 63. A water tank, open at the top, is
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 above it. The radius is 12m and the capacity (a) V3 < V2 < V1 (b) V1 < V3 < V2
is 3312m . The ratio of the surface area of
3 (c) V1 < V2 < V3 (d) V3 < V1 < V2
the spherical and cylindrical portions is:
[CDS-2015-2] 70. How many right angled triangles can be
(a) 3:5 (b) 4:5 formed by joining the vertices of a cuboid?
(c) 1:1 (d) 6:5 [CDS 2015-2]
(a) 24
64. The areas of three mutually perpendicular (b) 28
faces of a cuboid are x, y, z. If V is the (c) 32
volume, then xyz is equal to: (d) None of the above
[CDS-2015-2]
(a) V (v) V2 71. The area of four walls of a room is 120m2.
(c) 2V (d) 2V 2 The length of the room is twice its breadth. If
the height of the room is 4 m, what is area of
65. Let V be the volume of an inverted cone with the floor?
vertex at origin and the axis of the cone is [CDS-2016-2]
along positive y-axis. The cone is filled with (a) 40m 2 (b) 50m 2

water up to half of its height. The volume of (c) 60m2 (d) 80m2
water is:
[CDS-2015-2] 72. The ratio of the curved surface area to the
v v total surface area of a right circular cylinder
(a) (b) is 1:2. If the total surface area is 616cm2,
8 6
what is the volume of the cylinder?
v v
(c) (d) [CDS-2016-2]
3 2 (a) 539cm3 (b) 616cm3
(c) 1078cm3 (d) 1232cm3
66. If the surface area of a cube is 13254cm2,
then the length of its diagonal is: 73. A cubic meter of copper weighing 9000kg is
[CDS-2015-2] rolled into a square bar 9 m long. An exact
(a) 44 2 cm (b) 44 3 cm cube is cut off from the bar. How much does
the cube weigh?
(c) 47 2 cm (d) 47 3 cm [CDS-2016-2]
1000
67. How many spherical bullets each of 4 cm in (a) 1000kg (b) kg
diameter can be made out of a cube of lead 3
whose edge is 44cm? 500
(c) 300kg (d) kg
[CDS-2015-2] 3
(a) 2541 (b) 2551
(c) 2561 (d) 2571 74. Into a conical tent of radius 8.4m and
vertical height 3.5m, how many full bags of
68. A river 2.5 m deep and 45m wide is flowing wheat can be emptied, if space required for
at the speed of 3.6km/hour. The amount of the wheat in each bag is 1.96m3?
water that runs into the sea per minutes is: [CDS-2016-2]
[CDS-2015-2] (a) 264 (b) 201
(a) 6650m3 (b) 6750m3 (c) 132 (d) 105
(c) 6850m 3 (d) 6950m3
75. A building is the form of a cylinder
69. Three rectangles R1, R2 and R3 have the surmounted by a hemispherical dome on the
same area. Their lengths x1 x2 and x3 diameter of the cylinder. The height of the
respectively are such that x1 < x2 < x3. If V1, building is three times the radius of the base
V2 and V3 are the volumes of the cylinders 1
formed from the rectangles R1,R2 and R3 of the cylinder. The building contains 67
21
respectively by joining the parallel sides m3 of air. What is the height of the building?
along the breadth, then which one of the [CDS-2016-2]
following is correct? (a) 6m (b) 4m
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76. The radius of the base and the height of a [CDS-2016-2]
solid right circular cylinder are in the ratio (a) 60m (b) 65m
2:3 and its volume is 1617 cm3. What is the (c) 68m (d) 70m
total surface area of the cylinder?
[CDS-2016-2] 83. What is the curved surface area of the
(a) 462cm2 (b) 616cm2 cylinder?
(c) 770cm2 (d) 786cm2 [CDS-2016-2]
(a) 1980m2 (b) 2010m2
77. The cost of painting a spherical vessel of (c) 2100m2 (d) 2240m2
diameter 14cm is Rs.8008. What is the cost
of painting per square centimeter? 84. How many square metres of canvas are
[CDS-2016-2] used?
(a) Rs.8 (b) Rs.9 [CDS-2016-2]
(c) Rs.13 (d) Rs.14 (a) 14450 (b) 14480
(c) 14580 (d) 14850
78. A drinking glass of height 24cm is in the
shape of frustum of a cone and’ diameters of 85. If the radius of a right circular cone is
its bottom and top circular ends are 4cm increased by p% without increasing its
and 18 cm respectively. If we take capacity height, then what is the percentage
of the glass as x cm3, then what is the increase in the volume of the cone?
value of x? [CDS-2017-1]
[CDS-2016-2] (a) p2 (b) 2p2
(a) 824 (b) 1236 p2  p 
(c) 1628 (d) 2472 (c) (d) p  2 
100  100 

79. Rain water from a roof 22m  20m drains

into a cylindrical vessel having diameter of 86. If the surface area of a sphere is reduced to
base 2m and height 3.5m. If the vessel is one-ninth of the area, its radius reduces to:
just full, what is the rainfall? [CDS-2017-1]
[CDS-2016-2] (a) One-fourth (b) One-third
(a) 3.5cm (b) 3cm (c) One fifth (d) One ninth
(c) 2.5cm (d) 2cm
87. Ice-cream, completely filled in a cylinder of
80. The height of a cone is 60cm. A small cone is diameter 35cm and height 32cm, is to be
cut of at the top by a plane parallel to the served by completely filling identical
1 disposable cones of diameter 4cm and
base and its volume is 64 the volume of height 7 cm. The maximum number of
original cone. What is the height from the persons that can be served in this way is:
base at which the section is made? [CDS-2017-1]
[CDS-2016-2] (a) 950 (b) 1000
(a) 15cm (b) 20cm (c) 1050 (d) 1100
(c) 30cm (d) 45cm
88. A ball of radius 1 cm is put into a
81. What is the volume of a sphere of radius cylindrical pipe so that it fits inside the
3cm? pipe. If the length of the pipe is 14m, what
[CDS-2016-2] is the surface area of the pipe?
(a) 36 cm3 (b) 18 cm3 [CDS-2017-1]
(c) 9 cm3 (d) 6 cm3 (a) 2200 square cm
(b) 4400 square cm
Directions (for next three): A tent of a (c) 8800 square cm
circus is made of canvas and is in the form (d) 17600 square cm
of right circular cylinder and right circular
cone above it. The height and diameter of 89. A cylinder of height 2x is circumscribed by
the cylindrical part of the tent are 5 m and a sphere of radius 2x such that the circular
126m respectively. The total height of the ends of the cylinder are two small circles on
tent is 21 m. the sphere. What is the ratio of the curved
82. What is the slant height of the cone?

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 surface area of the cylinder to the surface 26500
area of the sphere? (c) (d) 25000
3
[CDS-2017-2]
(a) 3 :4 (b) 3 :3 95. Two rectangular sheet of sizes 2  4 and
(c) 3 :2 (d) 3 :1   5 are available. A hollow right circular
cylinder can be formed by joining a pair of
parallel sides of any sheet. What is the
90. A cylindrical vessel 60cm in diameter is
maximum possible volume of the circular
partially filled with water. A sphere 30cm in
cylinder that can be formed this way?
diameter is gently dropped into the vessel
[CDS-2017-2]
and is completely immersed. To what
further height will the water in the cylinder (a) 42 (b) 82
rise? (c) 1.252 (d) 6.252
[CDS-2017-2]
(a) 20cm (b) 15cm 96. A hollow cube is formed by joining six
(c) 10cm (d) 5cm identical squares. A rectangular cello tape
of length 4 cm and breadth 0.5 cm is used
91. The vertical angle of a right circular cone is for joining each pair of edges. What is the
total area of cello tape used?

and the slant height is 2 r cm. What is [CDS 2017-2]
2 (a) 12 square cm (b) 24 square cm
the volume of the cone in cubic cm? (c) 36 square cm (c) 48 square cm
[CDS-2017-2]
(a) r3 (b) 9r3 97. The radius and slant height of a right
 r3 circular cone are 5 cm and 13 cm
(c) (d) 3r3 respectively. What is the volume of the
3
cone?
92. The radii of the frustum of a right circular [CDS-2018-1]
cone are in the ratio 2:1. What is the ratio (a) 100cm 3 (b) 50cm3
of the volume of the frustum of the cone to (c) 65cm 3 (d) 169cm3
that of the whole cone?
[CDS-2017-2] 98. If the ratio of the radius of the base of a
(a) 1:8 (b) 1:4 right circular cone to its slant height is 1:3,
(c) 3:4 (d) 7:8 what is the ratio of the total surface area to
the curved surface area?
93. From a solid cylinder whose height is 8cm [CDS-2018-1]
and of base radius 6cm, a conical cavity of (a) 5:3 (b) 3:1
height 8cm and a base radius 6cm is (c) 4:1 (d) 4:3
formed by hollowing out. What is the inner
surface area of the cavity? 99. A right circular cone is sliced into a smaller
[CDS-2017-2] cone and a frustum of a cone by a plane
(a) 6 square cm (b) 8 square cm perpendicular to its axis. The volume of the
(c) 10 square cm (d)60 square cm smaller cone and the frustum of the cone
are in the ratio 64:61. Then their curved
94. A tent has been constructed which is in the surface areas are in the ratio:
form of a right circular cylinder [CDS-2018-1]
surmounted by a right circular cone whose (a) 4:1 (b) 16:9
axis coincides with the axis of the cylinder. (c) 64:61 (d) 81:64
If the radius of the base of the cylinder is
50m, the height of the cylinder is 10m and 100. In a room whose floor is a square of side
the total height of the tent is 15m, then 10m, an equilateral triangular table of side
what is the capacity of the tent in cubic 2 m is placed. Four book shelves of size 4m
metres?  1m  9m are also placed in the room. If
[CDS-2017-2] half of the rest of the area in the room is to
87500 be carpeted at the rate of Rs100 per square
(a) 37500 (b) metre, what is the cost of carpeting
3
(approximately)?

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 [CDS-2018-1] (a) 4cm (b) 8cm
(a) Rs7600 (b) Rs5635 (c) 9.12cm (d) 19.26cm
(c) Rs4113 (d) Rs3200
107. Walls (excluding roof and floors) of 5
101. What is the volume of a cone of maximum identical rooms having length, breadth and
volume cut out from a cube of edge 2a such height 6m, 4m, and 2.5n respectively are to
that their bases are on the same plane? be painted. Out of five rooms two rooms
[CDS-2018-1] have one square window each having a side
a 3 2.5m. Paints are available only in cans of 1
(a) a2 (b) litre; and 1 litre of paint can be used for
3
painting 20 square metres. The number of
2 a 3 3 a 3 cans required for painting is:
(c) (d)
3 4 [CDS-2018-1 & 2]
(a) 10 (b) 12
102. There are as many square centimeter in the (c) 13 (d) 14
surface area of a sphere as there are cubic
centimeter in its volume. What is the radius 108. The lateral surface area of a cone is 462
of the sphere? cm2. Its slant height is 35cm. The radius of
[CDS-2018-1] the base of the cone is:
(a) 4cm (b) 3cm [CDS-2018-2]
(c) 2cm (d) 1cm (a) 8.4cm (b) 6.5cm
(c) 4.2cm (d) 3.2cm
103. The curved surface area of right circular
cone is 1.76m2 and its base diameter is 109. A semi circular plate is rolled up to form a
140cm. What is the height of the cone? conical surface. The angle between the
[CDS-2018-1] generator and the axis of the cone is:
(a) 10cm (b) 10 2 cm [CDS-2018-2]
(a) 60° (b) 45°
(c) 20 2 cm (d) 10 15 cm (c) 30° (d) 15°

104. A cube of maximum volume (each corner 110. A solid right cylinder is of height  cm. If its
touching the surface from inside) is cut lateral surface area is half its total surface
from a sphere. What is the ratio of the area, then the radius of its base is:
volume of the cube to that of the sphere? [CDS-2018-2]
[CDS-2018-1] (a) /2 (b) cm
(a) 3:4 (b) 3 :2 (c) 1/cm (d) 2/cm
(c) 2 : 3 (d) 4:3
111. A rectangular block of length 20 cm,
breadth 15 cm and height 10 cm is cut up
105. If the ratio of the circumference of the base into exact number of equal cubes. The least
of a right circular cone of radius r to its possible number of cubes will be:
height is 3:1, then what is the area of the [CDS-2018-2]
curved surface of the cone? (a) 12 (b) 16
[CDS-2018-1] (c) 20 (d) 24
2 r 2 4 2  9
(a) 3r2 (b) 112. If the diagonal of a cube is of length l, then
3
the total surface area of the cube is:
 r2  2 1  r 2 4 2  9 [CDS-2018-2]
(c) (d)
3 3 (a) 3l2 (b) 3 l2
106. The surface area of closed cylindrical box is (c) 2 l2 (d) 2l2
352 square cm. If its length is 10cm, then
113. Two cones have their heights in the ratio
 22 
1:3. If the radii of their bases are in the
what is its diameter?  Use
 7  ratio 3:1, then the ratio of their volumes
[CDS-2018-1] will be:
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 (a) 1:1 (b) 2:1 119. The volume of a spherical balloon is
(c) 3:1 (d) 9:1 increase by 700%. What is the percentage
increase in its surface area?
Direction for (next two): [CDS-2019-1]
A cube is inscribed in a sphere. A right (a) 300% (b) 400%
circular cylinder is within the cube (c) 450% (d) 500%
touching all the vertical faces. A right
circular cone is inside the cylinder. Their 120. A hollow right circular cylindrical vessel of
heights are same and the diameter of the volume V whose diameter is equal to its
cone is equal to that of cylinder. height, is completely filled with water. A
114. What is the ratio of the volume of the heavy sphere of maximum possible volume
sphere to that of the cone? is then completely immersed in the vessel.
[CDS-2019-1] What volume of water remains in the
(a) 6 3 :1 (b) 7 : 2 vessel?
[CDS-2019-2]
(c) 3 3 :1 (d) 5 3 :1 V V
(a) (b)
2 3
115. What is the ratio of the volume of the cube
2V V
to that of the cylinder? (c) (d)
[CDS-2019-1] 3 4
(a) 4:3 (b) 21:16
(c) 14:11 (d) 45:32 121. Two cylinder of equal volume have their
heights in the ratio 2:3. What is the ratio of
116. Consider the following statements: their radii?
[CDS-2019-2]
1.The surface area of the sphere is 5 times
the curved surface area of the cone. (a) 3 :1 (b) 3 : 2
2.The surface area of the cube is equal to (c) 2: 3 (d) 3 :2
the curved surface area of the cylinder.
Which of the above statements is/are 122. A right circular cylinder has a diameter of
correct? 20 cm and its curved surface area is
[CDS-2019-1] 1000cm2. What is the volume of the
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only cylinder?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 [CDS-2019-2]
(a) 4000cm3 (b) 4500cm3
Direction for (next two): (c) 5000cm3 (d) 5200cm3
The sum of length, breadth and height of a
cuboid is 22 cm and the length of its 123. A hollow sphere of external and internal
diagonal is 14cm. diameters 6cm and 4cm respectively is
117. What is the surface area of the cuboid? melted into a cone of base diameter 8cm.
[CDS-2019-1] What is the height of the cone?
(a) 288cm2 [CDS-2019-2]
(b) 216cm2 (a) 4.75cm (b) 5.50cm
(c) 144cm2 (c) 6.25cm (d) 6.75cm
(d)Cannot be determined due to insufficient
data 124. A solid metallic cylinder of height 10 cm
and radius 6cm is melted to make two
118. If S is the sum of the cubes of the cones in the ratio of volume 1:2 and of the
dimensions of the cuboid and V is its same height as 10cm. What is the
volume, then what is (S–3V) equal to? percentage increase in the flat surface
[CDS-2019-1] area?
[CDS-2019-2]
(a) 572cm3 (a) 25% (b) 50%
(b) 728cm3 (c) 75% (d) 100%
(c) 1144cm3
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5 cm are melted to form a large sphere. How much quantity of the same colour is
What is its radius? required to paint all the surface of the
[CDS-2019-2] cylinder?
(a) 12cm (b) 10cm [CDS-2020-1]
(c) 8cm (d) 6cm 7 3
(a) litre (b) litre
3 2
126. The volume of a hemisphere is 155232m3.
8 10
What is the radius of the hemisphere? (c) litre (d) litre
[CDS-2019-2] 3 3
(a) 40cm (b) 42cm
(c) 38cm (d) 36cm 133. How many cubic metre of earth is to be dug
out to dig a well of radius 1.4m and depth
127. A bucket is in the form of a truncated cone. 5m?
The diameters of the base and top of the [CDS-2020-1]
bucket are 6cm and 12cm respectively. If (a) 30.2cubic metre (b) 30.4 cubic metre
the height of the bucket is 7cm, what is the (c) 30.6cubic metre (d) 30.8 cubic metre
capacity of the bucket?
[CDS-2019-2] 134. Out of 4 identical balls of radius r, 3 balls
(a) 535cm3 (b) 462cm3 are placed on a plane such that each ball
(c) 234cm3 (d) 166cm3 touches the other two balls. The 4th ball is
placed on them such that this ball touches
128. A right circular cone has height 8cm. If the all the three balls. What is the distance of
radius of its base is 6cm, then what is its center of 4th ball from the plane?
total surface area? [CDS-2020-1]
[CDS-2019-2] 2 32 2
(a) 2 r unit (b) r unit
(a) 96cm2 (b) 69cm2 3 2
(c) 54cm2 (d) 48cm2
r 32
(c) r unit (d) r unit
129. Six cubes, each with 12cm edge are joined 3 2 2 3
end to end. What is the surface area of
resulting cuboid? 135. A right circular cylinder just encloses a
[CDS-2019-2] sphere. If p is the surface area of the sphere
(a) 3000cm 2 (b) 3600cm 2 and q is the curved surface area of the
(c) 3744cm 2 (d) 3777cm 2 cylinder, then which one of the following is
correct?
130. The area of three adjacent faces of a cuboid [CDS-2020-1]
are x, y and z. If V is the volume of the (a) p=q (b) p = 2q
cuboid, then which one of the following is (c) 2p =q (d) 2p=3q
correct?
[CDS-2019-2] 136. If H, C and V are respectively the height,
(a) V=xyz (b) V2=xyz curved surface area and volume of a cone,
(c) V =xyz
3 (d) V=(xyz) 2 then what is 3VH3 + 9V2 equal to?
[CDS-2020-2]
131. A thin rod of length 24 feet is cut into rods (a) C 2H2 (b) 2C 2H2

of equal size and joined so as to form a (c) 5C2H2 (d) 7C2H2

skeleton cube. What is the area of one of
the faces of the largest cube thus 137. How many solid lead balls each of diameter
constructed? 2mm can be made from a solid lead ball of
[CDS-2019-2] radius 8cm?
(a) 25 square feet (b) 24 square feet [CDS-2020-2]
(c) 9 square feet (d) 4 square feet (a) 512 (b) 1024
(c) 256000 (d) 512000
132. The thickness of a cylinder is 1 foot, the
inner radius of the cylinder is 3feet and 138. The surface areas of two sphere are in the
height is 7feet. To paint the inner surface it ratio 1:4. What is the ratio of their
volumes?

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(a) 1:16 (b) 1:12 (a) 21m (b) 28m
(c) 1:10 (d) 1:8 (c) 44m (d) 66m

139. The length, breadth and height of a brick 145. A sphere of diameter 6cm is dropped into a
are 20cm, 15 cm and 10cm respectively. cylindrical vessel partly filled with water.
The number of bricks required to construct The radius of the vessel is 6cm. If the
at wall with dimensions 45m length, 0.15m sphere is completely submerged in water,
breadth and 3 m height is: then by how much will the surface level of
[CDS-2020-2] water be raised?
(a) 12450 [CDS-2021-1]
(b) 11250 (a) 0.5cm (b) 1cm
(c) 6750 (c) 1.5cm (d) 2cm
(d) None of the above
146. The surface area of a cube is equal to that
140. The volumes of two cones are in the ratio of sphere. If x is the volume of the cube and
1:4 and their diameters are in the ratio 4:5. y is the volume of the sphere, then what is
What is the ratio of their heights? x2 : y2 equal to?
[CDS-2020-2] [CDS-2021-1]
(a) 25:64 (b) 16:25 (a) :6 (b) 6:
(c) 9:16 (d) 5:9 (c) :3 (d) 3:

141. If p, q, r, s and t represent length, breadth, 147. A cone and a hemisphere have equal bases
height, surface area and volume of a cuboid and equal volumes. What is the ratio of the
1 1 1 height of the cone to the radius of the
respectively, then what is   equal
p q r hemisphere?
[CDS-2021-1]
to?
(a) 1:1 (b) 2:1
[CDS-2020-2]
(c) 3:2 (d) 4:3
s 2t
(a) (b)
t s 148. A solid sphere of diameter 60mm is melted
s 2s to stretch into a wire of length 144cm. What
(c) (d)
2t t is the diameter of the wire?
[CDS-2021-1]
142. The radii of the flat circular faces of a (a) 0.5cm (b) 1cm
bucket are x and 2x. If the height of the (c) 1.5cm (d) 2cm
bucket is 3x, what is the capacity of the
bucket? (assume = 22/7). 149. The ratio of the radius of base to the height
[CDS-2020-2] of a cylinder is 2:3. If the volume of the
(a) 11x 3 (b) 22x 3 cylinder is 1617 cm2, then what is the
(c) 44x 3 (d) 55x 3 curved surface area of the cylinder?
 22 
143. A river 3m deep and 40 m wide is flowing at  take   7  .
 
the rate of 2 km/h and falls into the sea. [CDS-2021-1]
What is the amount of water in litres that (a) 242cm2 (b) 385cm2
will fall into the sea from this river in a (c) 462cm2 (d) 770cm2
minute?
[CDS-2020-2] 150. A metal solid cube of edge 24cm is melted
(a) 40,00,000 litres (b) 4,00,000 litres and made into three small cubes. If the
(c) 40,000 litres (d) 4,000 litres edges of two small cubes are 12 cm and
16cm, then what is the surface area of the
144. A cloth of 3m width is used to make a third small cube?
conical tent 12 m in diameter with a slant [CDS-2021-1]
height of 7m. What is the length of the (a) 1200cm2 (b) 1800cm2
 22  (c) 2400cm2 (d) 3600cm2
cloth? take  

 7 

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5cm and height 24cm is full of water. The is (R + r) equal to? (Take  = 22/7)
water is empted into a cylindrical vessel [CDS 2021 (I)]
with internal radius 10cm. What is the (a) 9cm (b) 7.5cm
height to which the water rises? (c) 6cm (d) 4.5cm
[CDS-2021-1]
(a) 1cm (b) 2cm 157. A hemispherical bowl of internal radius
(c) 3cm (d) 4cm 18cm contains a liquid. The liquid is filled
in small cylindrical bottles of internal
152. A metal solid cube of side 22 cm is melted radius 3cm and internal height 4cm. What
to make a cone of height 21 cm. What is the is the number of bottles used to empty the
‘radius of the base of the cone? bowl?
 22  [CDS-2021-2]
 take   7  (a) 54 (b) 81
 
(c) 108 (d) 135
[CDS-2021-1]
(a) 11cm (b) 16.5cm
158. A hollow spherical shell is made of a metal
(c) 22cm (d) 27.5cm
of density 7 g/cm3. If its internal and
external radii are 3 cm and 6cm
153. A cone of height 24 cm has a curved
respectively, then what is the mass of the
surface area 550 cm2. What is the ratio of 22
shell? (take  = 7 ).
 22 
its radius to slant height?  take  
7 
[CDS-2021-2]

(a) 2772g (b) 3322g
[CDS-2021-1] (c) 4433g (d) 5544g
5 5
(a) (b)
12 13 159. A cone of height 16cm and diameter 14cm
7 7 is mounted on a hemisphere of same
(c) (d) diameter. What is the volume of the solid
25 27 22
thus formed ? (take  = 7 )
154. A rectangular paper is 44cm long and 22cm [CDS-2021-2]
wide. Let x be the volume of the largest (a) 1540 cm3 (b) 1078 cm3
cylinder formed by rolling the paper along (c) 1048 cm3 (d) 770 cm3
its length and y be the volume of the largest
cylinder formed by rolling the paper along 160. 3 cubes each of volume 343 cm3 are joined
its width. What is the ratio of x to y? end to end. What is the total surface area of
 22  the resulting cuboid?
 take   7  [CDS-2021-2]
 
(a) 343 cm2 (b) 350 cm2
[CDS-2021-1]
(c) 686 cm2 (d) 700 cm2
(a) 1:1 (b) 2:1
(c) 1:2 (d) 3:2
161. A cubical block of side 14cm is surmounted
by a hemisphere of radius 7cm. What is the
155. A hollow spherical shell is made up of a
total surface area of the solid thus formed?
metal of density 3g/cm3. If the internal and 22
external radii are 5 cm and 6cm (take  = 7 )
respectively, then what is the mass of the [CDS-2021-2]
 22  (a) 1330 cm2 (b) 1306 cm2
shell?  take  
 7 

(c) 1296 cm2 (d) 1256 cm2
[CDS-2021-1] 162. How many silver coins, 3.5cm in diameter
(a) 1144g (b) 1024g and of thickness 4 mm, must be melted to
(c) 840g (d) 570g
form a cuboid of dimension 21cm  11 cm 
22
156. The difference between the outside and the 7 cm? (take  = 7 )
inside surface area of a cylindrical pipe [CDS-2021-2]
14cm long is 44 cm . The pipe is made of
2 (a) 420 (b) 210
99cm3 of metal. If R is the outer radius and (c) 200 (d) 168

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The radii of two circular ends of the tub and 16m respectively. If the length of the
are105 cm and 42 cm. If the vertical height longest rod that can be placed in the room
of the tub is 16cm, what is its slant height?
is 29m, then what is the height of the
[CDS-2021-2]
(a) 63.5 cm (b) 65 cm room?
(c) 73.5 cm (d) 75 cm [CDS 2021-2]
(a) 10m (b) 11m
164. ABC is a triangle right-angled at B with AB (c) 12m (d) 13m
= 8 cm and BC = 6 cm. It is made to revolve
about its side BC. What is the approximate 170. Water is trickling out of a completely filled
total surface area of the cone so formed? cylindrical tank of height 1 m and diameter
22
(take  = 7 ) 2m. Every second a spherical droplet 2cm.
[CDS-2021-2] Every seconds a spherical droplet of 1cm
(a) 452 cm 2 (b) 440 cm 2 radius trickles down from the bottom of the
(c) 432 cm2 (d) 420 cm2 tank. The tank will be emptied in
approximately.
165. A solid rod consists of a cylinder of height [CDS 2022-1]
20 cm and radius 7 cm. It is surmounted (a) 280 hours (b) 260 hours
by another solid cylinder of height 10cm (c) 230 hours (d) 210 hours
and radius 3.5 cm. If 1 cubic metre of rod
weighs 10000 kg, what is the mass of the 171. The length, breadth and height of a cuboid
rod?
22 are in the ratio 27 : 8 : 1. The cuboid is
(take  = 7 )
melted and recast into a cube. If p is the
[CDS-2021-2] surface area of the cuboid and q is the
(a) 34.65 kg (b) 31.56 kg
surface area of the cube, then what is p/q
(c) 3.465 kg (d) 3.156 kg
equal to?
Consider the following for the next three [CDS 2022-1]
(03) items that follow: 247 251
(a) (b)
A solid consisting of a right circular cone of 108 108
radius x and height 2x standing on a 503 505
hemisphere of radius x (take  = 7 )
22 (c) (d)
216 216
166. The volume of the solid is equal to that of a:
[CDS-2021-2] 172. In a shower, 5cm of rain falls. What is the
(a) Sphere of radius x volume of water that falls on 2 hectare area
(b) Sphere of diameter x
of land?
(c) Cylinder of radius x
[CDS 2022-1]
(d) Cylinder of radius √2𝑥
(a) 100 cubic meter
(b) 1000 cubic meter
167. What is the approximate total surface area
(c) 4000 cubic meter
of the solid?
(d) 10000 cubic meter
[CDS-2021-2]
(a)11.2 x2 (b) 12.5 x2
173. The radius and height of a right circular
(c) 13.3 x 2 (d) 15.1 x2
cone are in the ratio 3 : 7. If the volume of
168. The solid is placed upright in a right the cone is 528 cm3, then what is the
22
circular cylinder full of water such that it height of the cone? (Take  = )
7
touches the bottom. If the internal radius of
[CDS 2022-1]
cylinder is x and height is 3x, what is the
(a) 3.5cm (b) 7.0cm
approximate volume of water left in the
(c) 10.5cm (d) 14.0cm
cylinder?
[CDS-2021-2]
174. A cylindrical pipe has inner diameter of
(a) 5.04 x3 (b) 5.09 x3
(c) 5.14 x3 (d) 5.24 x3 14cm. Water flows through it at a rate of

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22
water in km/hr? (Take  = ) area is 376 square cm, then what is the
7
[CDS 2022-1] thickness of the wood?
(a) 0.5 (b) 0.6 [CDS 2022 (II)]
(c) 0.8 (d) 1 (a) 0.5cm (b) 1cm
(c) 1.5cm (d) 2cm
175. A spherical ball of lead 6cm in diameter is
melted and recast into three spherical balls. 180. The height of a cone is 30cm. A small cone
is cut off at the top by a plane parallel to its
The diameters of the balls are 2cm, 4cm 1
and x cm. Which one of the following is base. If its volume is of the volume of the
27
correct? given cone, then what is the height of the
[CDS 2022-1] frustum of the cone?
(a) 5cm < x cm < 5.2 cm [CDS 2022 (II)]
(b) 5.2cm < x cm < 5.4 cm (a) 10cm (b) 12cm
(c) 5.4cm < x cm < 5.6 cm (c) 18cm (d) 20cm
(d) 5.6cm < x cm < 5.8 cm
181. A rectangular metal sheet is of length 24
176. A rectangular sheet is of length x and cm and breadth 18cm. From each of its
breadth y. If p is the volume of the cylinder
corners a square of side x cm is cut off and
formed by rolling the sheet along its
breadth and q is the volume of the cylinder an open box is made of the remaining
formed by rolling the sheet along its length, sheet. If the volume of the box is 640 cubic
and q = 2p, then which one of the following cm, then what is the value of x?
is correct? [CDS 2022 (II)]
[CDS 2022-1] (a) 2 (b) 3
(a) x = y (b) 2x = 3y (c) 4 (d) 6
(c) x = 2y (d) 3x = 4y
182. Let x, y, z be the length, breadth, height of
177. A tall cylindrical container with circular a cuboid. If its volume is 400 cubic cm and
base of radius 18cm contains a good total surface area is 340 square cm, then
quantity of water. Metal balls each of radius
what is x–1 + y–1 + z–1 equal to?
0.9cm are immersed in it. How many balls
are required to raise the water level by [CDS 2022 (II)]
3cm? 17 17
(a) (b)
[CDS 2022-1] 20 40
(a) 100 (b) 500 7 9
(c) 1000 (d) 1500 (c) (d)
10 10
178. The surface area of a cube of length x is 21
183. The length of a room is 16 times its breadth
qual to the surface area of a sphere of
4
radius y. Consider the following statements: and breadth is times its height. If H is the
7
1. 2x > 3y height of the room and L is the longest rod
2. The volume of the cube is greater than that can be placed in the room, then which
the volume of th sphere. one of the following is correct?
Which of the above statements is/are
[CDS 2022 (II)]
correct?
(a) 12L = 29H (b) 9L = 25H
[CDS 2022-1]
(c) 7L = 23H (d) 8L = 13H
(a) 1only
(b) 2only
Consider the following for the next three
(c) Both 1 and 2
(03) items the follow:
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
A conical vessel of radius 12cm and height
16cm is filled with water. A sphere is
179. A closed box is built of wood of uniform
lowered into water and its size is such that
thickness. Its external dimensions are

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just immersed. (a) 0.25 (b) 0.5
184. What is the radius of the sphere? (c) 0.75 (d) 1
[CDS 2022 (II)]
(a) 5cm (b) 6cm 191. The surface area of a cube is increased by
(c) 6.5cm (d) 7cm 25%. If p is the percentage increase in its
length, then which one of the following is
185. How much water will remain in the vessel correct?
after the overflow? [CDS – 2023 (1)]
[CDS 2022 (II)] (a) 16<p<18 (b) 14<p<16
(a) 288mL (b) 360mL (c) 12<p<14 (d) 10<p<12
(c) 480mL (d) 500mL
192. A solid cube is cut into two cuboids of equal
186. What is the ratio of lateral surface area of volume. What is the ratio of total surface
the vessel to the surface area of the sphere? area of the given cube to that of one the
[CDS 2022 (II)] cuboids?
4 3 [CDS – 2023 (1)]
(a) (b)
3 2 (a) 2:1 (b) 3:2
5 (c) 4:3 (d) 5:3
(c) (d) 2
3
193. The length of a diagonal of a cuboid is 11
187. The diameter of a sphere made of copper is cm. The surface area is 240 square cm.
3cm. The sphere is melted and recast into a What is the sum of its length, breadth and
wire. If the length of the wire is half metre, height?
then what is the diameter of the wire? [CDS – 2023 (1)]
[CDS 2022 (II)] (a) 16cm (b)17cm
(a) 0.3cm (b) .045cm (c) 18cm (d) 19cm
(c) 0.6cm (d) 0.75cm
194. Three solid led spheres of diameters 6cm,
188. The volume of a cuboid is 3600 cubic cm. 8cm and 10cm are melted together and
recast as a solid sphere. What is the
The area of two adjacent faces are 225
percentage diminution of the surface area
square cm and 144 square cm. What is the as compared to the sum of the surface area
area of the other adjacent face? of the three sphere?
[CDS – 2023 (1)] [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 400 square cm (b) 360 square cm (a) 25% (b) 26%
(c) 320 square cm (d) 300 square cm (c) 27% (d) 28%

189. Two times the total surface area of a solid 195. A solid sphere of radius 3cm is melted to
right circular cylinder is three times its form a hollow cylinder of height 4cm and
curved surface area. If h is the height and r external diameter 10cm. What is the
thickness of the cylinder?
is the radius of the base of the cylinder,
[CDS-2023 (2)]
then which one of the following is correct? (a) 0.42 cm (b) 0.46cm
[CDS – 2023 (1)] (c) 0.5cm (d) 1.00cm
(a) h=r (b) h=2r
(c) 2h=3r (d) 3h=4r 196. A sphere of radius 5cm is dropped in a
right circular cylindrical vessel partly filled
190. A solid iron ball is melted and 64 smaller with water. The radius of the cylindrical
solid balls of equal size are made using the vessel is 10cm. If the sphere is completely
entire volume of iron. What is the ratio of submerged in water, by how much will the
the surface area of the larger ball to the level of water, rise in the cylindrical vessel?
sum of the surface area of all the smaller [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 5/3cm (b) 5/2cm
balls?
(c) 1cm (d) 5/6cm

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through the corners of the cuboid with the radius of the bigger sphere. Let 2 be
edges 8cm, 12cm and 24cm? the vertical angle of the cone.
[CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 10.5cm (b) 14cm 199. What is the height of the cone?
(c) 21cm (d) 28cm [CDS-2023 (2)]
2 2
198. A lamp shade is in the shape of a part of a (a) 2r (b) 2R
Rr Rr
cone and its top and bottom ends are
circles whose circumferences are
2
(c) 2 r  R 
2  2
(d) r  R
2

Rr Rr
respectively 30cm and 40cm. The
perpendicular distance between the ends is
200. What is the radius of the base of the cone?
6 cm. If the cone were to be completed,
[CDS-2023 (2)]
then how far would its vertex be from the
2 2
top end? (a) 2r tan  (b) 2R tan 
[CDS-2023 (2)] Rr Rr
(a) 20cm (b) 18cm (c) 
2 r 2  R 2 tan  (d) 
r 2  R 2 tan  
(c) 12cm (d) 9cm Rr Rr

Consider the following for the next two

(02) items that follow:
A right conical cap just covers two spheres
placed one above the other on a table such
that it touches both the spheres. Let r be

ANSWER KEY
1. d 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. d 6. b 7. a 8. d 9. a 10. a
11. c 12. c 13. b 14. a 15. d 16. a 17. c 18. b 19. c 20. d
21. c 22. a 23. a 24. b 25. d 26. d 27. a 28. b 29. c 30. c
31. a 32. c 33. d 34. c 35. d 36. d 37. c 38. a 39. b 40. b
41. d 42. b 43. a 44. b 45. c 46. a 47. a 48. a 49. b 50. d
51. c 52. c 53. c 54. a 55. b 56. c 57. d 58. c 59. a 60. c
61. c 62. c 63. b 64. b 65. a 66. c 67. a 68. b 69. c 70. d
71. b 72. c 73. b 74. c 75. a 76. c 77. c 78. a 79. c 80. d
81. a 82. b 83. a 84. d 85. d 86. b 87. c 88. c 89. a 90. d
91. c 92. d 93. d 94. b 95. b 96. b 97. a 98. d 99. b 100. c
101. c 102. b 103. d 104. c 105. d 106. b 107. b 108. c 109. c 110. b
111. d 112. d 113. c 114. a 115. c 116. d 117. a 118. c 119. a 120. b
121. b 122. c 123. a 124. b 125. d 126. b 127. b 128. a 129. c 130. b
131. d 132. c 133. d 134. d 135. a 136. a 137. d 138. d 139. c 140. a
141. c 142. b 143. d 144. c 145. b 146. a 147. b 148. b 149. c 150. c
151. b 152. c 153. c 154. c 155. a 156. d 157. c 158. d 159. a 160. c
161. a 162. a 163. b 164. a 165. a 166. a 167. c 168. d 169. c 170. d
171. b 172. b 173. d 174. b 175. b 176. c 177. c 178. c 179. b 180. d
181. c 182. b 183. a 184. b 185. c 186. c 187. c 188. a 189. b 190. a
191. b 192. b 193. d 194. d 195. d 196. a 197. b 198. a 199. b 200. b

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1. A solid spherical ball made of iron is melted [CAPF 2022]
and two new balls are made whose diameters (a) 1:3 (b) 1:5
are in the ratio of 1:2. The ratio of the volume (c) 2:9 (d) 1:9
of the smaller new ball to the original ball is:

ANSWER KEY

1. d

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PRACTICE SHEET-1
1. In circular measure, the value of the angle 7. If the sum and difference of two angles are
11°15' is 22/9 radian and 36° respectively, then the
(1)  (2)  value of smaller angle in degree taking the
16 8 value of π as 22/7 is:
(3)  (4)  (1) 52° (2) 60°
4 32 (3) 56° (4) 48°

2. In a triangle ABC, ∠ABC = 75° and ∠ACB = 8. The circular measure of the included angle
 . The circular measure of ∠BAC is formed by the hour hand and minute hand
4 of a clock at 3 p.m. will be:
(1) 5 radian (2)  radian (1)  (2) 
12 3 4 3
(3)  radian (4)  radian (3) 5 (4)

6 2 12 2

3. The circular measure of an angle of an 9. What is the measure of central angle of the
isosceles triangle is 5 Circular measure of arc whose length is 11 cm and radius of the
9 circle is 14 cm?
one of the other angles must be: (1) 45° (2) 60°
(1) 5 (2) 5 (3) 75° (4) 90°
18 9
4 10. The radian measure of 1 degree (taking π =
(3) 2 (4)
9 9 22/7 ) is
(1) 0.016c (2) 0.017c
4. The degree measure of 1 radian (taking π = (3) 0.018 c (4) 0.019c
22/7 ) is
(1) 57°61’22” (approx.) 11. What is the angle between the hands of
(2) 57°16’22” (approx.) clock when time is 7:20pm?
(3) 57°22’16” (approx.) (1) 100° (2) 120°
(4) 57°32’16” (approx.) (3) 108° (4) 90°

5. Consider the following statements 12. What is the angle between the hands of clock
I.1° in radian measure is less than 0.03 when time is 1:40pm?
radians. (1) 150° (2) 120°
II.1 radian in degree measure is greater than (3) 120° (4) 170°
45°
Which of the above statements is/are 13. What is the angle between the hands of clock
correct? when time is 3:30am?
(a) Only II (b) Only I (1) 90° (2) 80°
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (3) 75° (4) 60°

6. If the sum of two angles is 135° and their 14. At what time between 2 and 3 o'clock will
difference is  , then the circular measure of the hands of a clock be together?
12 (1) 10 10 min, past 2
the greater angle is 11
(2) 10 min, past 2
(1) 2 (2) 3
3 5 (3) 20 10 min, past 2
11
(3) 5 (4)  (4) 12min, past 2
12 3

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15. How many times do the hands of a clock am on Friday, what would it indicate at 6:30
coincide in a day? pm, Saturday?
(1) 20 (2) 21 (1) 6.32.00pm (2) 6.32.46pm
(3) 22 (4) 24 (3) 6.34.30pm (4) 6.38.56 pm

16. In circular measure, the value of the angle 25. A person goes to a market between 7pm and
22°30' is 8pm. When he comes back, he finds that the
(1)  (2) 
hour hand and the minute hand of the clock
16 8 have interchanged their positions. For how
much time (approximately) was he out of his
(3)  (4)  house?
4 32
(a) 55.38 minutes (b) 55.48 minutes
(c) 55.57 minutes (d) 55.67 minutes
17. In circular measure, the value of the angle
9°22'30" is
26. Find the time between 8am and 9am when
7 5
(1) (2) the hours and minutes hand would form a
96 96 90 degree between themselves?
(3) 11 (4) 5 7
48 48 (1) 25 minutes past 8 am
11

18. In degree measure, the value of the angle 3
16 (2) 27 minutes past 8 am
11
is
(1) 22°30' (2) 11°15' (3) 29 8 minutes past 8 am
(3) 30°30' (4) 15°30' 11
5
(4) 24 minutes past 8 am
19. In degree measure, the value of the angle 2 11
5
is 27. A clock strikes once 1 O’clock, twice at 2
(1) 72° (2) 45° O’clock and thrice at 3 O’clock and so on. If
(3) 36° (4) 20° it takes 8 seconds to strike at 5 O’clock, the
time taken by it to strike at 10 O’clock is:
3 (a) 14 seconds
20. In degree measure, the value of the angle (b) 16 seconds
8 (c) 18 seconds
is
(d) None of the above
(1) 72°30' (2) 45°
(3) 67°30' (4) 20°
28. The degree measure of 3 radian (taking π =
22/7 ) is
21. Between 6 and 7 O' clock, both hour hand (1) 171°47’66” (approx.)
and minute hand will coincide past 6 O'clock (2) 171°48’06” (approx.)
between (3) 171°49’66” (approx.)
(1) 31-32 minutes (2) 32-33 minutes (4) 171°49’06” (approx.)
(3) 33-34 minutes (4) 34-35 minutes
29. Consider the following:
22. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes 1. 57° > 1c 2. 1° < 0.02c 3. 45° < 1c
past 5, the hour hand has turned through: Which of the above are correct?
(1) 145° (2) 150° (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(3) 155° (4) 160° (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
23. How many times are the hands of clock at 30. In circular measure, the value of the angle
right angle in a day? 5°37'30" is
(1) 22 (2) 24
(3) 44 (4) 48 (1)  (2) 
16 8

24. A clock gains 20 seconds for every 3 hours of (3)  (4) 

4 32
time. If a clock is set at a correct time of 2

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1. (1) 2. (2) 3. (3) 4. (2) 5. (3) 6. (3) 7. (1) 8. (4) 9. (1) 10. (2)
11. (1) 12. (4) 13. (3) 14. (1) 15. (3) 16. (2) 17. (2) 18. (2) 19. (1) 20. (3)
21. (2) 22. (3) 23. (3) 24. (3) 25. (a) 26. (2) 27. (3) 28. (4) 29. (2) 30. (4)

PRACTICE SHEET-2
1. If 3 tan   4 , then 1  sin  is equal to 
9. If 0 ≤ θ ≤ and p = sec2θ, then which one of
1  sin  2
(1) 1/2 (2) 2/3 the following is correct?
(3) 1/3 (4) none of these (1) p < 1 (2) p = 1
(3) p > 1 (4) p ≥ 1
2. What is the value of log(tan1°) + log(tan2°) +
log(tan3°) + ....... + log(tan89°) equal to 10. What is the value of cos1°cos2°cos3°............
(1) 0 (2) 1 cos90°?
(3) 2 (4) −1 (1) 1/2 (2) 0
(3) 1 (4) 2
3.
13
If sec   , then 2sin   3cos  is equal to
5 4sin   9 cos  11. What is cot15° cot20° cot70° cot75° equal
(1) 1/3 (2) −3 to?
(3) 3 (4) √3 (1) −1 (2) 0
(3) 1 (4) 2
a 2  b 2 , then tanθ is equal to
4. If sin   sin  cos 
a 2  b2 12. If   2 , with < θ < 90°, then what
cos  sin 
(1)
a 2  b2 (2) 2ab is θ equal to ?
2ab a2  b2 (1) 30° (2) 45°
a  b2
2 (3) 60° (4) 75°
(3) (4) ab
2ab a  b2
2
13. The smallest side of a right angled triangle
has length 2 cm. The tangent of one acute
5. If cosθ = 0.96, then 1 1 is equal to?
 angle is 3/4. What is the hypotenuse of the
sin  tan  triangle?
(1) 0.98 (2) 3 (1) 5 cm (2) 2.5 cm
(3) 4 (4) 7 (3) 1.25 cm (4) 10/3 cm
6. If 0 < x < 45° and 45° < y < 90° then which 14. Which one of the following statements is
one of the following is correct? true in respect of the expression sin 31º +
(1) sinx = siny (2) sinx < siny sin 32º?
(3) sinx > siny (4) sinx ≤ siny (1) Its value is 0
(2) Its value is 1
7. What is the value of [(1−sin2θ) sec2θ + (3) Its value is less than 1
tan2θ](cos2θ + 1) when 0 < θ < 90° ? (4) Its value is greater than 1.
(1) 2 (2) > 2
(3) ≥2 (4) < 2
15. If α + β =  and sinα = 1 , then β is
 2 2
8. If 7cos2θ + 3sin2θ =4, 0 < θ < , then what
2 (1) 30° (2) 60°
is the value of tanθ? 1
(3) 45° (4) 22 °
(1) √7 (2) 7/3 2
(3) 3 (4) √3

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I.1° in radian measure is less than 0.03
23. If  3 , then the value of sin4 θ
sin   cos 
radians. – cos4θ is
II.1 radian in degree measure is greater than (1) 4/3 (2) 3/4
45° (3) 5/3 (4) 3/5
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
1
(1) Only II (2) Only I 24. The value of sec217° – – sin 17° sec
(3) Both I and II (4) Neither 1 nor 2 tan 2 73
73° is
Direction (for next three) (1) 1 (2) 0
(3) –1 (4) 2
1
Let sin (A + B) = 1 and sin (A − B) = ,
2 25. If x=acosθcosα, y=acosθsinα and z =asinθ,
1   then the value of (x2 + y2 + z2) is
where A,B = , where A,B∈  0,  (1) 2a2 (2) 4a2
2  2 (3) 9a 2 (4) a2
17. What is the value of A?
(1) 30° (2) 60° 26. Which one of the following is correct?
1 (a)There is only one θ with 0º < θ < 90º such
(3) 45° (4) 22 ° that sin θ = a, where a is a real number.
2
(b)There is more than one θ with 0º < θ < 90º
18. What is the value of tan (A + 2B) tan (2A such that sin θ = a, where a is a real
+B)? number.
(1) −1 (2) 0 (c)There is no θ with 0º < θ < 90º such that
(3) 1 (4) 2 sin θ = a, where a is a real number.
(d)There are exactly θ’s with 0º < θ <
19. What is the value of sin2A − sin2B? 90ºsuch that sinθ = a, where a is a real
(1) 0 (2) 1/2 number
(3) 1 (4) 2
27. If tan θ = tan 30°.tan 60° and θ is an acute
20. The value of cos25°−sin25° is angle, then 2 θ is equal to
(1) Positive but less then 1 (1) 30° (2) 45°
(2) Positive but greater than 1 (3) 90° (4) 0°
(3) Negative
(4) 0 28. The value of (1 + tan2θ) (1 – sin2θ) is
(1) 2 (2) 1
(3) –1 (4) –2
sin 
21. If tan θ = 2, then the value of
sin   cos 3 
3
29. If r sin θ = 1, r cosθ = √3 then the value of
is (r2tanθ) is
(1) 2/9 (2) 5/9 (1) 4 (2) 1/√3
(3) 10/9 (4) 50/9 (3) 4/√3 (4) 4 √3

22. If sinθ + cosθ = 1, then sinθ. cosθ. is equal 30. If sinθ = √3/2 and 0° < θ < 90°, then the
to value of tan (θ –15°) is
(1) 0 (2) 1 (1) 1 (2) √3
(3) 1/2 (4) – 1/2 (3) 1/√3 (4) √2

ANSWER KEY
1. (3) 2. (1) 3. (3) 4. (3) 5. (4) 6. (2) 7. (2) 8. (4) 9. (4) 10. (2)
11. (3) 12. (2) 13. (4) 14. (4) 15. (2) 16. (3) 17. (2) 18. (3) 19. (2) 20. (1)
21. (3) 22. (1) 23. (4) 24. (2) 25. (4) 26. (1) 27. (3) 28. (2) 29. (3) 30. (1)

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sin 6   cos 6  equal to? Which of the above are correct?
1. What is (1) only 1 (2) only 2
sin 2   cos 2 
(3) Both 1 and 2 (4) Neither 1 nor 2
(1) sin4θ – cos4θ (2) 1 – sin2θcos2θ
(3) 1 + sin2θcos2θ (4) 1 – 3sin2θcos2θ
10. If x is the angle of first quadrant such that
cosec4x = 17 + cot4x, then what is the value
2. If sinθ + cosθ = 1, then what is the value of of sin x?
sinθ cosθ? (1) 1/3 (2) 1/4
(1) 2 (2) 0 (3) 1/9 (4) 1/16
(3) 1 (4)1/2
11. Consider the following equations:
1  sin  equal to? I. cosec2 x + sec2 x = cosec2 x sec2 x
3. What is II. sec2 x + tan2 x = sec2 x tan2 x
1  sin 
III. cosec2 x + tan2 x = cot2 x + sec2 x
(1) secθ– tanθ (2) secθ + tanθ Which of the above statements are correct?
(3) cosecθ + cotθ (4) cosecθ– cotθ (1) I and II (2) II and III
(3) I and III (4) All of these
4. sin2 θ – 3 sin θ + 2 = 0 will be true if
(1) 0 ≤ θ < 90 (2) 0 < θ < 90 12. If the given figure, BC = 15 cm and sin B =
(3) θ = 0° (4) θ = 90° 4/5. What is the value of AB?

5. In a ∆ABC, ∠ABC = 90º, ∠ACB = 30º, AB = 5

cm. What is the length of AC?
(1) 10 cm (2) 5 cm
(3) 5√2 cm (4) 5√3 cm

6. If 7 cos2θ + 3 sin2 θ = 4 and 0 < θ < 900, then

what is the value of tanθ?
(a) √7 (b) 7/3 (1) 25 cm (2) 20 cm
(c) 3 (d) √3 (3) 5 cm (4) 4 cm

7. For what value of θ is (sinθ + cosecθ) = 2.5, 13. If sin260º + cos2 (3x – 9º) = 1, then what is
where 0 < θ < 90º? the value of x?
(1) 30º (2) 45º (1) 24º (2) 23º
(3) 60º (4) 90º (3) 22º (4) 21º

cos  cos 
 2 , is satisfied by which of 14. What 2is the expression: (sin x – cos x + 1)
4 4
8. 
1  sin  1  sin  cosec x equal to?
the following value of θ? (1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 0 (4) –1
(1)  (2) 
2 3
 15. Assertion (A): tan 50º > 1.
(3) (4)  Reason (R): tan θ > 1 for 0º < θ < 90º.
4 6
(1)A and R are correct and R is correct
explanation of A.
9. Consider the following: (2)A and R are correct but R is not correct
cos2   sin 2  explanation of A.
1.  cos2  (1  tan  )(1  tan  )
cos2   sin 2  (3)A is true but R is false.
1  sin  (4)A is true but R is false.
2.  (tan   sec  ) 2
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(1) sin 35º > cos 55º (2) cos 61º > 1/2 then the relation between x and y is
(3) sin 32º > 1/2 (4) tan 44º > 1 (1) x2 + y2 + 3 = 1
(2) x2y2 (x2 + y2 + 3) = 1
17. Which of the following expression for 0º < θ (3) x2 (x2 + y2 – 5) = 1
< 90º is/are independent of θ? (4) y2 (x2 + y2 – 5) = 1
I. cosθ(1 – sinθ)–1 + cosθ (1 + sinθ)–1
II. cosθ(1 + cosec θ )–1 + cos θ (cosec θ – 1)–1
24. If 2y cosθ = x sinθ and 2x secθ – y cosecθ = 3
Select the correct answer unsing the codes
then what is the value of (x2 + 4y2) ?
given below:
(1) 4 (2) 1
(1) Only I (2) Only II
(3) 2 (4) 5
(3) Both I and II (4) Neither I nor II

25. If cosθ + sinθ = m and secθ + cosecθ = n then

18. If p = sin10 x, then which one of the following
the value of n(m2 – 1) is equal to :
is correct for any value x?
(1) 2m (2) mn
(1) p ≥ 1 (2) 0 ≤ p ≤ 1
(3) 4mn (4) 2n
(3) 1 ≤ p ≤ 2 (3) None of these

19. If sin (x – y) = 1/2 and cos(x + y) = 1/2, then 26. If x is an cute angle and 2sinx + 15cos x = 7
2

what is the value of x? then the value of cot x is

(1) 15º (2) 30º (1) 4/3 (2) 4/5
(2) 45º (4) 60º (3) 5/4 (4) 3/4

20. If 2x2 cos 60º – 4 cot2 45º – 2 tan 60º = 0, 27. If 0° < A < 90°, then the value of tan A + cot
2 2

then what is the value of x? A – sec A cosec A is

2 2

(1) 2 (2) 3 (1) 0 (2) 1

(3) √3 -1 (4) √3 +1 (3) 2 (4) – 2

21. Under which one of the following conditions 28. If secθ + tanθ = 2, then the value of sinθ is
is the trigonometrically identify (assume that 0 < θ < 90°)
(1) 0.4 (2) 0.5
sin x (1  cos x) true?
 (3) 0.6 (4) 0.8
(1  cos x) sin x
(1) x is not a multiple of 360º 29. The value of (1 + cotθ – cosecθ) (1 + tanθ +
(2) x is not an odd multiple of 180º secθ) is equal to
(3) x is not a multiple of 180º (1) 1 (2) 2
(4) None of the above (3) 0 (4) –1

22. If A, B, C and D are the successive angles of tan  cot 

a cyclic quadrilateral, then what is cos A +
30.  =
1  cot  1  tan 
cos B + cos C + cos D are equal to? (1) 1 – tanθ – cotθ (2) 1 + tanθ – cotθ
(1) 4 (2) 2 (3) 1 – tanθ + cotθ (4) 1 + tanθ + cotθ
(3) 1 (4) 0

ANSWER KEY
1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (2) 4. (4) 5. (1) 6. (4) 7. (1) 8. (3) 9. (3) 10. (1)
11. (3) 12. (1) 13. (2) 14. (2) 15. (3) 16. (3) 17. (4) 18. (2) 19. (2) 20. (4)
21. (3) 22. (2) 23. (2) 24. (1) 25. (1) 26. (4) 27. (4) 28. (3) 29. (2) 30. (2)

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1. The value of sin21° + sin25° + sin29° + .... + (1) 1 (2) –1
sin289° is (3) 2 (4) 0
(1) 11 1 (2) 11√2
2   
(3) 11 (4) 11/√2 10. If tan     3 , then the value of cosθ
2 2
2. The numerical value of is
(1) 0 (2) 1/√2
 1  is (3) 1/2 (4) 1
cot18  cot 72 cos 2 22  
 tan 72 sec 2
68 
(1) 1 (2) √2 11. If secθ + tanθ = √3, then tan3θ is
(3) 3 (4) 1/√3 (1) not defined (2) 1/√3
(3) 1/√2 (4) √3
3. If ∠A and ∠B are complementary to each
other, then the value of sec2 A + sec2 B – 12. If sin (60° – θ ) = cos (ψ – 30°), then the value
sec2 A . sec2 B is of tan (ψ – θ) is (assume that θ and ψ are
(1) 1 (2) –1 both positive acute angles with q < 60° and
(3) 2 (4) 0 ψ > 30°).
(1) 1/√3 (2) 0
4. sin2 5° + sin2 6° + ... + sin2 84° + sin2 85° = ? (3) √3 (d) 1
1
(1) 39 1 (2) 40 13. If a sin θ + b cos θ = c then the value of a cos
2 2
θ – b sin θ is :
(3) 40 (4) 39
1
(1)  a2  b2  c2 (2)  a2  b2  c2
2
(3)  a2  b2  c2 (4)  a2  b2  c2
5. The value of
sin 39
 2 tan11 tan 31 tan 45 1 1
cos 51 14. If sin (A – B) = and cos (A + B) = where A
tan 59 tan 79  3(sin 21  sin 69) is:
2 2 2 2
(1) 2 (2) –1 > B > 0 and A + B is an acute angle, then the
(3) 1 (4) 0 value B is
 
(1) (2)
6. If cos 2 6 12
 3 and 0° < θ < 90°, then the
cot   cos 2 
2  
(3) (4)
value of θ is 4 2
(1) 30° (2) 45°
(3) 60° (4) None of these 15. 0 ≤ θ ≤ 90° and cosθ + √3sinθ = 2, then what
is the value of θ?
7. If A = tan 11° tan 29°, B = 2 cot 61° cot 79°, 
then: 
(1) (2)
(1) A = 2B (2) A = – 2B 3 4
(3) 2A = B (4) 2A = – B.  
(3) (4)
6 2
8. If 0° < θ < 90°, the value of sin θ + cos θ is
(1) equal to 1 (2) greater than 1
16. If tan α = n tan β and sinα = m sinβ, then
(3) less than 1 (4) equal to 2
cos2 α is
9. The value of cot θ.tan(90° – θ) – sec(90° – θ)
2
m2
(1) m (2) 2
cosec θ + (sin2 25° + sin2 65°) + 3 (tan 5° tan n2  1 n
15°. tan 30°. tan75°. tan 85°) is :

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(3) m  1
2
(4) (3) √3 (4) −√3
n 1
2
n2  1
23. What is the value of cos 1110°
17. The equation cos 2   ( x  y ) is only possible
2
(1) 1/2 (2) −√3/2
4 xy (3) −1/2 (4) √3/2
when
(1) x = −y (2) x > y 24. What is the value of sin 930°
(3) x = y (4) x < y (1) 1/2 (2) −√3/2
(3) −1/2 (4) √3/2
18. If sin α + cos β = 2 (0° ≤ β ≤ α ≤ 90°), then
 2    = 25. What is the value of sec 330°
sin  
 3  (1) 2 (2) −2
(1) sin  (2) cos  (3) 2/√3 (4) −2/√3
2 3
 2 26. What is the value of cos 660°
(3) sin (4) cos (1) 1/2 (2) √3/2
3 3 (3) −1/2 (4) √3/2
19. If sinα sec (30° + α) = 1 (0 < α < 60°), then 27. What is the value of sin (−60°)
the value of sin α + cos 2α is (1) 1/2 (2) -√3/2
(1) 1 (2) 2  3 (3) −1/2 (4) √3/2
2 3
(3) 0 (4) √2 28. What is the value of cos (− 390°)
(1) 1/2 (2) −√3/2
20. If tanθ = 1, then the value of (3) −1/2 (4) √3/2
8sin   5cos  is
sin 3   2 cos 3   7 cos  29. What is the value of tan(−450°)
1 (1) 1 (2) −1
(1) 2 (2) 2
2 (3) 0 (4) not defined
(3) 3 (4) 0.8
30. What is the value of sec (−225°)
21. What is the value of sin 390° (1) 2 (2) −2
(1) 1/2 (2) −√3/2 (3) √2 (4) −√2
(3) −1/2 (4) √3/2
22. What is the value of cot 585°

ANSWER KEY
1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (4) 4. (2) 5. (4) 6. (3) 7. (3) 8. (2) 9. (1) 10. (3)
11. (1) 12. (3) 13. (2) 14. (2) 15. (1) 16. (3) 17. (3) 18. (2) 19. (1) 20. (1)
21. (1) 22. (1) 23. (4) 24. (3) 25. (3) 26. (1) 27. (2) 28. (4) 29. (4) 30. (4)

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 PRACTICE SHEET-5
1 3 cos90  sin 90 sin360
1. If sin A= , cos B  ; where A, B being (3) (4)
5 10 cos90  sin 90 cos 360
positive acute angles, then what is(A+B)
equal to: 9. What is the value of tan75° + cot75°?
  (1) 2 (2) 4
(1) (2)
6 4 (3) 2 3 (4) 4 3
 
(2) (4) 2 tan 
3 2 10. What is equal to?
1  tan 2 
cos10  sin10 (1) cos2  (2) tan 2
2. What is the value of ? (3) sin2 (4) cosec2
cos10  sin10
(1) tan35° (2) tan10°
sin  x  y  ab tan x
1 11. If  , then what is equal
(3) (d) 1 sin  x  y  a b tan y
2
to?
 5 
3. What is the value of sin   ? a b
 12  (1) (2)
b a
3 1 6 2 ab
(1)
2 2
(2)
4 (3) (4) a  b
a b ab
3 2 6 1
(3) (4) 12. What is sin 105° + cos105° equal to:
4 2
(1) sin 50° (2) cos 50°
4. If cot α and cot β are the roots of equation x 2 (3) 1/ 2 (4) 0
− 3x + 2 = 0, then what is cot (α + β) equal
to? sin 5x  sin 3x
(1) 1/2 (2) 1/3 13. What is equal to?
cos 5x  cos 3x
(3) 2 (4) 3 (1) sin x (2) cos x
(3) tan x (4) cot x
5. What is sin(α + β) − 2sinαcosβ + sin(α−β) =?
(1) 0 (2) 2sinα
1 1 
(3) 2sinβ (4) sinα + sinβ 14. If sin x = , sin y = , where 0 < x < ,
5 10 2
6. If 2tanA = 3tanB = 1, then what is tan(A−B) 
equal to ? 0<y< , then what is (x+y) equal to?
2
(1) 1/5 (2) 1/6 (1)  (2) /2
(3) 1/7 (4) 1/9 (3) /4 (4) 0
7. What is the value of 15. If tan ( + ) = 2 and tan (  ) = 1, then tan
sin34 cos 236  sin 56 sin124
0 0 0 0
(2) is equal to:
?
cos 280 cos880  cos1780 sin 2080 (1) 3 (2) 2
(1) – 2 (2) – 1 1
(3)  (d) 1
(3) 2 (4) 1 3
1  tan 2 cot 62
8. tan54° can be expressed as 16. What is equal to?
tan152  cot 88
sin90  cos90 sin90  cos90
(1) (2) (1) 3 (2)  3
sin90  cos90 sin90  cos90
(3) 2 1 (4) 1 2

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17. Consider the following statements: 23. What is (1sin2 ) (1+tan2) equal to?
1.If ABC is an equilateral triangle, then 3tan (1) sin2 (2) cos2
(A + B) tan C = 1 (3) tan2  (4) 1
2.If ABC is a triangle in which
A = 78°, B = 66°, then tan  A  C  < tanA 24. What is sin2 20° + sin2 70° equal to?
2  (1) 1 (2) 0
3.If ABC is any triangle, then tan 1
 AB C C (3) 1 (4)
  sin    cos   2
 2  2 2
which of the above statements is/are 25. If cos x = 1/3. Then, what is sin x. cot x
correct? cosecx. tan x equal to?
(1) Only1 (2) Only 2 (1) 2/3 (2 3/2
(3) 1 and 2 (4) 2 and 3 (c) 2 (4) 1

cos 7x  cos3x cot 54 tan 20

18. What is equal to? 26. What is  equal to?
sin 7x  2sin 5x  sin 3x tan 36 cot 70
(1) Tan x (2) cot x (1) 0 (2) 1
(3) tan 2x (4) cot 2x (3) 2 (4) 3

19. If A + B + C = , then what is cos (A+B) + 27. What is tan15° equal to?
cosC equal to?
(1) 2 3 (2) 2+ 3
(1) 0 (2) 2cosC
(3) cosC  sinC (4) 2sinC (3) 1 3 (4) 1+ 3

20. What is cos20° + cos 100° + cos 140° equal 28. What is the value of tan 105°?
to? 3 1 3 1
(1) (2)
(1) 2 (2) 1 3 1 1 3
1
(3) (4) 0 3 1 32
2 (3) (4)
3 1 3 1
21. What is sin2 (3) + cos2 (4) + tan2 (5) equal
to? 29. If sin + 2cos = 1, then what is 2sin  cos
equal to?
(1) 0 (2) 1
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 2 (4) 3
(3) 2 (4) 4
22. Consider the following statements: x
1  tan 2
I. Value of sin oscillates between 1 and1 30. What is 2 equal to?
2 x
II. Value of cos oscillates between 0 to 1 1  tan
Which of the above statements is/are 2
correct? (1) sinx cosx (2) tanx
(1) Only I (2) Only II (3) sinx (4) cosx
(3) Both I and II (4) Neither I nor II

ANSWER KEY
1. (2) 2. (1) 3. (1) 4. (2) 5. (1) 6. (3) 7. (1) 8. (3) 9. (2) 10. (3)
11. (1) 12. (3) 13. (3) 14. (3) 15. (1) 16. (2) 17. (2) 18. (2) 19. (1) 20. (4)
21. (2) 22. (1) 23. (4) 24. (1) 25. (4) 26. (3) 27. (1) 28. (2) 29. (3) 30. (4)

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 PRACTICE SHEET-6
1. The minimum value of 2 sin2θ + 3 cos2θ is 1
(1) 0 (2) 3 (3) x (4)
(3) 2 (4) 1 2x

If cos x + cos y = 2, the value of sin x + sin y 12. Sin θ − 3sinθ + 2 = 0 will be true if
2
2.
is (1) 0 ≤ θ ≤ 90 (2) 0 < θ < 90
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) θ = 0° (4) θ = 90°
(3) 2 (4) –1
 
13. If <  < , then what is 1  2sin  cos 
3. If 0° < θ < 90°, the value of sinθ + cos θ is 4 2
(1) equal to 1 (2) greater than 1 equal to?
(3) less than 1 (4) equal to 2 (a) cos  – sin (b) sin – cos 
(c) (cos  – sin ) (d) cos  sin 
4. Maximum value of (2 sinθ + 3cosθ) is
(1) 2 (2) √13
(3) √15 (4) 1 14. If 0 < x < /2, then (cos x + sec x) is:
(a) > 2 (b) < 2
5. The minimum value of 4 tan2θ + 9 cot2θ is (c)  2 (d) ≤ 2
equal to
(1) 0 (2) 5 15. If tan2α = 1 + 2tan2β-+-+, then
(3) 12 (4) 13 2 cos   cos  is equal to
(1) 0 (2) √2
6. If θ be acute and tanθ + cotθ = 2, then the (3) 1 (4) −1
value of tan5θ + cot10θ is
(1) 1 (2) 2
16. If 0 < x <  and sec x = cosec y, then the
(3) 3 (4) 4 2
value of sin(x + y) is
7. If sinθ + cosec θ = 2, then value of sin100θ + (1) 0 (2) 1
cosec100θ is equal to : (3) 1/2 (4) 1/√3
(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) 100 2
17. If cos 4   sin 4   , then the value of 2cos2θ
8. What is the minimum value of 8sin2 θ + 3
18cosec2 θ −1 is
(1) 18 (2) 24 (1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 3 (4) 100 (3) 2/3 (4) 3/2

9. If A = sin2θ + cos4θ, for any value of θ, then 18. If sin   cos   3 , the then value of sin4θ −
the value of A is sin   cos 
(1) 1 ≤ A ≤ 2 (2) 3/4 ≤ A ≤ 1 cos4θ is
(3) 13/16 ≤ A ≤ 1 (4) 3/4 ≤ A ≤ 13/16 (a) 1/5 (2) 2/5
(3) 3/5 (4) 4/5
10. The greatest value of sin4θ + cos4θ is
(1) √2 (2) 3  x  2 1 , then the value of
(3) 1/2 (4) 1 19. If 2sin  x  2
 2  x
 1
11. If sec   x 
1
(0° < θ < 90°) then secθ +  x   is
4x  x
(1) −1 (2) 2
tanθ is equal to
(3) 1 (4) 0
x
(1) (2) 2x
2

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20. Which one of the following is true for 0° < θ (1) 0 (2) 1
< 90°? (3) √3/2 (4) 1/√2
(1) cosθ ≤ cos2θ (2) cosθ > cos2θ
(3) cosθ < cos2θ (4) cosθ ≥ cos2θ 26. The minimum value of cos2 x + cos2y – cos2 z
is:
21. If (sinα + cosecα)2 + (cosα + secα)2 = k + (a) –1 (b) 0
tan2α + cot2α, then the value of k is (c) 1 (d) 2
(1) 1 (2) 7
(3) 3 (4) 5 7 7 3 , then the value
27. If r sin   and r cos  
22. If 0° < θ < 90° and secθ = 3 cosec2θ, then θ is
2 2
of r is
(1)
 (2)  (1) 4 (2) 3
6 4 (3) 5 (4) 7
(3)  (4) 
3 5 28. If 0 ≤ θ ≤ 90° and 4 cos2θ − 4√3cosθ + 3 = 0
then the value of θ is
1  sin  1  sin  (1) 30° (2)45°
23.  is equal to (3) 90° (4) 60°
1  sin  1  sin 
(1) 2 cosθ (2) 2 sinθ
29. If secθ − cosθ = 3/2 where θ is a positive
(3) 2 cotθ (4) 2 secθ
acute angle, then the value of secθ is
(1) −1/2 (2) 1
24. If 0° < θ < 90° then the value of tan2A + cot2A
(3) 2 (4) 0
− sec2Acosec2A is
(1) 0 (2) 1
30. If tan(5x−10°) = cot (5y +20°), then the value
(3) 2 (4) −2
of ( x + y) is
(1) 15° (2) 16°
25. If α and β are positive acute angles, sin(4α −
(3) 24° (4) 20°
β) = 1 and cos(2α + β) = 1/2, then the value
of sin(α + 2β) is

ANSWER KEY
1. (3) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (2) 5. (3) 6. (2) 7. (2) 8. (2) 9. (2) 10. (4)
11. (2) 12. (4) 13. (2) 14. (3) 15. (1) 16. (2) 17. (3) 18. (3) 19. (4) 20. (2)
21. (2) 22. (3) 23. (4) 24. (4) 25. (4) 26. (1) 27. (4) 28. (1) 29. (3) 30. (2)

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 CDS PYQ
1. If cos A + cos2 A = 1, then what is the value tan A  sin A
7. What is the value of ?
of 2(sin2 A + sin4 A)? sin 3 A
[CDS-2013-1] [CDS-2013-1]
(a) 4 (b) 2 sec A sec A
(c) 1 (d) ½ (a) (b)
1  cos A 1  cos 2 A
sec A
2. (1–tanA)2 + (1+tanA)2 + (1–cotA)2 + (1+cotA)2 (c) (d) None of these
1  cosA
is equal to:
[CDS-2013-1]
8. Consider the following sin     90°.
(a) sin2 A cos2 A (b) sec2 A cosec2 A
(c) 2 sec2 A cosec2 A (d) None of these I.The value of sin  + cos  is always greater
than 1
Directions (for next four): Read the II.The value of tan  + cot  is always greater
following information carefully to answer the than 1
questions that follow. Which of the above statement is/are correct?
The angles A, B, C and D of a quadrilateral [CDS-2013-1]
ABCD are in the ratio 1:2:4:5. (a) Only 1 (b) Only II
A=30°, B=60°, C=120°, D=150° (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II

3. What is the value of cos (A + B)? 3

9. If sin A = and A is an acute angle, then
[CDS-2013-1] 5
1 tanA + sec A is equal to:
(a) 0 (b) [CDS-2013-1]
2
(c) 1 (d) None of these (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) –1
4. What is the value of cosec (C – D + B)?
[CDS-2013-1] x 2  y2
10. If sin  = 2 , then which one of the
(a) 1 (b) 2 x  y2
(c) 3 (d) 4
following is:
[CDS-2013-1]
5. Consider the following statements:
2 xy 2 xy
I. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral (a) cos = 2 (b) cos = 2
x y 2
x  y2
II.sin(B – A) = cos (D – C)
Which of the above statement is/are correct? xy xy x  y 
(c) cos = 2 (d) cos = 2
[CDS-2013-1] x y 2
x  y2
(a) Only 1 (b) Only II
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II 1  2sin  cos 
11. If a2 = , then what is the value of
1  2sin  cos 
6. What is the value of sec D – tan D?
2 2
a 1
[CDS-2013-1] ?
a 1
1 2
(a) (b) [CDS-2013-1]
2 3
(a) sec  (b) 1
(c) 1 (d) None of these
(c) 0 (d) tan 

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12. If 5 sin  + 12 cos  = 13, then what is 5 cos (a) 0 (b) 1
 – 12 sin  equal to? (c) 2 (d) 4
[CDS-2013-2]
(a) –2 (b) –1 1  sec   tan  cos 
19. What is equal to?
(c) 0 (d) 1 1  sec   tan 1-sin
[CDS-2013-2]
4sin   cos 
13. If 4 tan  = 3, then what is (a) 1 (b) 2
4sin   9cos 
(c) tan  (d) cot 
equal to?
[CDS-2013-2]
20. If sin  + cos  = 3 , then what is tan  + cot
1 1
(a) (b)  equal to?
2 3
[CDS-2013-2]
1 1
(c) (d) (a) 1 (b) 2
4 6
(c) 2 (d) 3
14. If sin  – cos  = 0, then what is sin4  + cos4
 equal to? 21. If tan  + sec  = m, then what is sec  equal
[CDS-2013-2] to?
3 [CDS-2013-2]
(a) 1 (b)
4 m 1
2
m 1
2
(a) (b)
1 1 2m 2m
(c) (d)
2 4 m 1 m2  1
(c) (d)
m m
15. Consider the following statements:
I.tan increases faster than sin  as  22. What is cosec (75° + ) – sec (15° – ) equal
increases to?
II.The value of sin  + cos  is always greater [CDS-2013-2]
than I (a) 0 (b) 1
Which of the above statement is/are correct? (c) 2 sin (d) 2 cos
[CDS-2013-2]
(a) Only 1 (b) Only II 23. If ABC is right angled at C, then what is cos
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II (A + B) + sin (A + B) equal to?
[CDS-2013-2]
16. What is
sin   cos tan   cot  equal to? (a) 0 (b) 1/2
sec   cosec (c) 1 (d) 2
[CDS-2013-2]
(a) 1 (b) 2 24. If ,  and  are acute angles such that sin
(c) sin (d) cos  3 3
= , cos = and tan  = 1, then what is
2 2
cos 2  45     cos 2  45     +  +  equal to?
17. What is equal to?
tan  60    tan  30°    [CDS-2013-2]
[CDS-2013-2] (a) 105° (b) 120°
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 135° (d) 150°
(c) 1 (d) 2
25. The value of cos 25° – sin 25° is:
18. What is sin6  + cos6  + 3 sin2  cos2  equal [CDS-2014-1]
to? (a) Positive but less than I
[CDS-2013-2] (b) Positive but greater than I

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 (c) Negative 3
(c) 1 (d)
(d) 0 2

26. In a right angled ABC, right angle at B, if 32. If sin  + 2cos  = 1, where 0 <  < 2 , what
4
cos A = , then what is the value of sinC ? is 2 sin  – cos  equal to?
5 [CDS-2014-1]
[CDS-2014-1] (a) –1 (b) ½
3 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
(a) (b)
5 5
3 2 33. If cos x + sec x = 2, then what cosn x + secn x
(c) (d) equal to, where n is a positive integer?
5 5
[CDS-2014-1]
(a) 2 (b) 2n–2
27. If  and  are complementary angle, then
(c) 2n–1 (d) 2n
what is cos  cos ec  cos  sin  equal to?
[CDS-2014-1] 34. What is sin25° sin35° sec65° sec55° equal
(a) sec (b) cos to?
(c) sin (d) –tan [CDS-2014-1]
(a) –1 (b) 0
2 cos   sin  (c) ½ (d) 1
28. If 2cot = 3, then what is equal
2 cos   sin 
to? 
35. If tan 8 = cot 2, where  < 8θ < , then
[CDS-2014-1] 2
2 1 what is the value of tan 5?
(a) (b)
3 3 [CDS-2014-1]
1 3 1
(c) (d) (a) (b) 1
2 4 3
1 (c) 3 (d) 0
29. If sin  cos  = , then what is sin6  + cos6 
2
equal to? 36. If sin (A + B) = 1 where, 0 < B < 45°, then
[CDS-2014-1] what is cos (A–B) equal to?
(a) 1 (b) 2 [CDS-2014-1]
1 (a) sin 2B (b) sin B
(c) 3 (d)
4 (c) cos 2B (d) cos B

30. If sec  + tan  = 2, then what is the value of 37. At what point of time after 3 O’clock, hour
sec ? hand and the minute hand of a clock occur
[CDS-2014-1] at right angles for the first time?
3 [CDS-2014-1]
(a) (b) 2
2 1
(a) 9O’clock (b) 4h 37 min
5 5 6
(c) (d)
2 4 8 8
(c) 3h 30 min (d) 3h 32 min
11 11
31. What is cosec (75°+)–sec (15°–)–tan (55°+)
+ cot (35°–) equal to?
[CDS-2014-1]
(a) –1 (b) 0

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  (a) sin x + cos x (b) sin x – cos x
38. If 0 <  < , then what is 1  2sin  cos  (c) 2 (d) 1
4
equal to?
46. Consider the following statements:
[CDS-2014-2] I.sin 1° > sin 1
(a) cos  – sin (b) sin – cos  II.cos1° < cos 1
(c) (cos  – sin ) (d) cos  sin  Which of the above statements is /are
correct?
39. If tan  + cot  = 2, then what is sin  + cos  [CDS-2014-2]
(a) Only 1 (b) Only II
equal to:
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
[CDS-2014-2]
1 1 47. If sin x + cosec x = 2, then what is sin 9x +
(a) (b)
2 3 cosec9 x equal to?
[CDS-2014-2]
(c) 2 (d) 1 (a) 2 (b) 18
(c) 512 (d) 1024
sec x
40. What is equal to? 48. If sin x + cos x = p and sin3 x + cos3x = q,
cot x  tanx
then what is p3 –3p equal to?
[CDS-2014-2] [CDS-2014-2]
(a) sin x (b) cos x (a) 0 (b) –2q
(c) tan x (d) cot x (c) 2q (d) 4q

sin x  cos x  1 49. If tan A + cot A = 4, then tan4 A + cot4 A

41. What is equal to? equal to:
sin x  cos x  1
[CDS-2014-2]
[CDS-2014-2] (a) 110 (b) 191
sin x  1 sin x  1 (c) 80 (d) 194
(a) (b)
cos x cos x
sin x  1 sin x  1 50. If tan (A + B) = 3 and tanA = 1, then tan
(c) (d) (A–B) is equal to:
cos x  1 cos x  1
[CDS-2015-1]
(a) 0 (b) 1
42. What is (sin2 x – cos2x) (1–sin2 x cos2 x)
1
equal to? (c) (d) 2
3
[CDS-2014-2]
(a) sin4 x – cos4 x (b) sin6 x – cos6x 51. If cos A = tan B, cos B = tan C and cos C =
(c) cos8 x – sin8 x (d) sin8 x – cos8x tan A then sin A is equal to:
[CDS-2015-1]
43. What is (sin x cos y + cos x sin y) (sin x cos y 5 1 5 1
– cos x sin y) equal to? (a) (b)
4 2
[CDS-2014-2] 3 1
(a) cos2 x – cos2 y (b) cos2 x – sin2 y (c) (d) none
4
(c) sin x – cos y
2 2 (d) sin x – sin y
2 2

3  tan 2 A
44. What is (1 + cot x – cosec x) (1 + tan x + sec 52. If  K where K is a real number,
x) equal to? 1  3 tan 2
A
then cosec A(3 sin A – 4sin3 A) is equal to:
[CDS-2014-2]
[CDS-2015-1]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(a) 2K
(c) sin x (d) cos x
K 1
45. What is (cosec x–sin x) (sec x – cos x) (tan x + (b) 2K , where 1  K  3
K 1 3
cot x) equal to?
[CDS-2014-2] (c) 2K 1
, where K  or K  3
K 1 3

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 (d) 2K 1  6c 2  3c 4 1  6c 2  3c 4
K 1 (c) (d)
16 4

1  sin x 1  sin x cos x

53. If P= ,q  ,r  , then 59. Consider the following statements:
1  sin x cos x 1  sin x 1.There exists no value of x such that
which of the following is/are correct? 1 
1.p = q = r  4  2 3, 0  x 
1  sin x 2
2.p2 = qr sin 2
Select the correct answer using the code 2.sin x = 3 x does not hold good for any
given below. real x. Which of the above statement is/are
[CDS-2015-1] correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 [CDS-2015-1]
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
54. Consider the following:
cos A sin A 60. The complement angle of 80° is:
1.  =cos A + sin A. [CDS-2015-1]
1  tan A 1  cot A
2. (1–sin A – cos A)2 = 2 (1 – sin A) (1 + cos A)  5
(a) (b)
Which of the above is/are identify / 9 9
identities ?  9
(c) (d)
[CDS-2015-1] 18 5
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 61. A triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle. If sum
of the squares of sides of the triangle is
55. ABC is a triangle right angled at B and AB : equal to twice the square of the diameter,
BC = 3 :4. What is sin A + sin B + sin C then sin2 A + sin2B + sin2C is equal to?
equal to? [CDS-2015-1]
[CDS-2015-1] (a) 2 (b) 3
(a) 2 (b)
11 (c) 4 (d) None of these
5
12 62. At 8:30, the hour hand and the minute hand
(c) (d) 3 of a clock form an angle of:
5
[CDS-2015-1]
(a) 80° (b) 75°
56. The value of cosec2 67° + sec257° – cot2 33°
(c) 70° (d) 60°
– tan2 23° is:
[CDS-2015-1]
63. A person goes to a market between 4 pm
(a) 2 2 (b) 2 and 5 pm. When he comes back, he finds
(c) 2 (d) 0 that the hour hand and minute hand have
interchanged their position. For how much
57. Consider the following statements: time (approximately) was he out of his
1.There exists at least one value of x house?
between 0 and /2 which satisfies the [CDS 2015 (1)]
equation sin4 x – 2 sin2 x – 1 = 0. (a) 55.25minutes (b) 55.30minutes
2. sin 1.5 is greater than cos 1.5. Which of (c) 55.34minues (d) 55.38minutes
the above statement is/are correct?
[CDS-2015-1] 64. Consider the following statements:
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only 1  tan 2   1  tan  
2

(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 1.    is true for all 0 <  <
1  cot 2   1  cot  
58. If sin x + cos x = c then sin6 x + cos6x is  
, 
equal to: 2 4
[CDS-2015-1] 1
2.cot – is true for  = 45° only
1  6c  3c
2 4
1  6c  3c
2 4 tan 
(a) (b) Which of the above statements is/are
16 4
correct?

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 [CDS-2015-2] 3 5
(a) 1 Only (b) 1 (c) (d)
2 2
(c) tan2  (d) sin2
72. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes
65. If x = a cos  and y = b cot , then (ax–1–by–1) past 5, through what angle, the hour hand
(ax–1 + by–1) is equal to: moves?
[CDS-2015-2] [CDS-2015-2]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) 160° (b) 145°
(c) tan2 (d) sin2  (c) 150° (d) 150°

cos    73. The minimum value of cos2 x + cos2y – cos2 z

66. is equal  where    : is:
1  sin   2
[CDS-2015-2]
[CDS-2015-2]
(a) –1 (b) 0
tan   1 1  sin  (c) 1 (d) 2
(a) (b)
tan   1 cos 
tan   1 1  cos  74. The value of:
(c) (d)
tan   1 sin    
32cot2    8sec 2    8 cos3   is equal to:
 
4  
3 6
67. If tan (x + 40)° tan (x + 20) tan (3x)° tan (70– [CDS-2015-2]
x)° tan (50–x)° =1, then the value of x is
equal to: (a) 3 (b) 2 3
[CDS-2015-2] (c) 3 (d) 3 3
(a) 30 (b) 20
(c) 15 (d) 10 2 2
 sin 35   cos55 
75.     +2sin 30° is equal to:
68. If  is an acute angle and sin cos = 2cos3–  cos55   sin 35 
1.5cos, then what is sin equal to? [CDS-2016-1]
[CDS-2015-2] (a) –1 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) 2
5 1 1 5
(a) (b)
4 4 x y x y
5 1 5 1 76. If  tan   1and tan    1 , then the
(c) (d)  a b a b
4 4 x 2 y2
value of 2  2 is:
69. Consider the following statements: a b
1.sin66° is less than cos66° [CDS-2016-1]
(a) 2sec 2 (b) sec 2
2.sin26° is less than cos26°
Which of the above statement is/are correct? (c) 2cos  2 (d) 2cos2
[CDS-2015-2]
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only 77. Consider the following:
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 1  cos 
1. = cosec–cot
1  cos 
70. If a and b are positive, then the relation sin
1  cos 
2a  3b 2. =cosec+cot
= is: 1  cos 
3b
Which of the above is/are identity identities?
[CDS-2015-2]
[CDS-2016-1]
(a) Not possible
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only
(b) Possible only if a = b
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Possible if a > b
(d) Possible if a < b
78. If p = cot  + tan  and q = sec  – cos , then
(p2 q)2/3 (q2 p)2/3 is equal to:
71. If tan + sec = 2, then tan  is equal to:
[CDS-2016-1]
[CDS-2015-2]
(a) 0 (b) 1
3 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
(a) (b)
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 cos 2   3cos   2  84. If sinx + sin2 x = 1, then what is the value of
79. If =1, where 0 <  <
, then cos8x + 2cos6 x + cos4x?
sin 2  2
[CDS-2016-2]
which of the following statements is/are (a) 0 (b) 1
correct? (c) 1 (d) 4
1.There are two value of  satisfying the
above equation 85. What is the value of : cosec2 68° + sec2 56° –
2. = 60° is satisfied by the above equation cot2 34° – tan2 22°?
Select the correct answer using the code [CDS-2016-2]
given below: (a) 0 (b) 1/2
[CDS-2016-1] (c) 1 (d) 2
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 86. If 2y cos  = x sin  and 2x sec  – y cosec 
= 3, then what is x2 + 4y2 equal to:
80. Which of the following is correct in respect of [CDS-2016-2]
the equation 3–tan2 =  (1–3tan2)? (given
that  is a real number) (a) 1 (b) 2
[CDS-2016-1] (c) 4 (d) 8
1 
(a)   , 3
3  1 3 
87. If sin  + cos  = where 0 <  < ,
 1 2 2
(b)      [3  ]
 3 then what is tan  + cot  equal to?
1 [CDS-2016-2]
(c)  (, ]  [3, ) 3 1
3 (a) (b)
(d) None of the above 4 3
4
4  (c) 3 (d)
81. If tan  + cot  = , where 0    , then sin 3
3 2
 + cos  is equal to: 88. If A = sin2  + cos4 where 0 <  < /2, then
[CDS-2016-1] which one of the following is correct?
3 1 [CDS-2016-2]
(a) 1 (b) 3
2 (a) 1 ≤ A ≤ 2 (b) ≤A≤1
3 1 4
(c) (d) 2 13 3 13
2 (c) ≤A≤2 (d) ≤ A ≤
16 4 16
82. A person goes to a market between 4pm and
5pm. When he comes back, he finds that the cot A  cosec A  1
89. What is equal to?
hour hand and the minute hand of the clock cot A  cosec A  1
have interchanged their positions. For how [CDS-2016-2]
much time (approximately) was he out of his
1  cos A 1  cos A
house? (a) (b)
[CDS 2016 (1)] sin A sin A
(a) 55.38 minutes (b) 55.48 minutes 1  sin A 1  sin A
(c) (d)
(c) 55.57 minutes (d) 55.67 minutes cos A cos A

7 90. Consider the following:

83. If sin  + cos  = , then what is sin  – 1. sin1° > sin 1c
2
cos  equal to: 2. cos1° < cos 1c
[CDS-2016-2] 3. tan 1° > tan 1c
(a) 0 (b) ½ Which of the above are not correct?
[CDS-2016-2]
(c) 1 (d) 2 (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

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 1 [CDS-2017-1]
91. If tan2 x +  2 and 00 < x< 90°, then
tan x 2 (a) 2 (b) 2 2
what is the value of x? (c) 2 tanx (d) 0
[CDS-2016-2]
(a) 15° (b) 30°
(c) 45° (d) 60° cos 4 A  sin 4 A
99. What is equal to?
cos 2 A  sin 2 A
92. Consider the following: [CDS-2017-1]
cos 75 sin 12 cos18 (a) cos2 A – sin2 A (b) cos A – sin A
1.   1 (c) 1 (d) 2
sin 15 cos 78 sin 72
cos35 sin11
2.   cos 28 cosec 62  1 100. If 7sin2 x + 3cos2 x = 4, 0 < x < 90°, then
sin 55 cos 79
what is the value of tan x?
sin 80 [CDS-2017-1]
3.  sin 59 sec31  1
cos10 (a) 2 (b) 1
Which of the above are correct? 3 1
(c) (d)
[CDS-2016-2] 2 3
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 101. If D is the number of degrees and R is the
number of radians in an angle , then
93. What is the value of tan1° tan2° tan3° tan4° which one of the following is correct?
.... tan 89°? [CDS-2017-1]
[CDS-2016-2] (a) D=180R (b) D=90R
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) R=180D (d) R=90D
(c) 2 (d) 3
102. If x = a cos  + b sin  and y = a sin  – b
94. What is the minimum value of: 9tan  + 2 cos , then what is x2 + y2 equal to?
4cot  ?
2 [CDS-2017-1]
[CDS-2017-1] (a) 2ab (b) a + b
(a) 6 (b) 9 (c) a2 + b2 (d) a 2 – b2

(c) 12 (d) 13
103. If a triangle has sides 5, 13 and 12 units
2z tan  and  is the acute angle of the triangle,
95. If x sin  = y cos  = , then what is then what is the value of (sin + cos)?
1  tan 
2

4z2 (x2 + y2) equal to: [CDS-2017-2]

[CDS-2017-1] 5 7
(a) (b)
(a) (x2 + y2)3 (b) (x2 – y2)2 13 13
(c) (x2 – y2)2 (d) (x2 + y2)2 12 17
(c) (d)
13 13
96. If cos 1 + cos 2 + cos 3 = 3, then what is
sin 1 + sin 2 + sin 3 equal to? 104. If 0 < x < /2, then (sin x + cosec x) is:
[CDS-2017-1] [CDS-2017-2]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) > 2 (b) < 2
(c) 2 (d) 3 (c)  2 (d) ≤ 2
m n
2 2

97. What is the value of  which satisfies the 105. If sin  = and 0    , then what is
equation cos  + tan  = 1? m n
2 2
2
[CDS-2017-1] value of cos ?
(a) 0° (b) 1 [CDS-2017-2]
(c) 45° (d) 60° 2mn 2mn
(a) (b) 2
m2  n 2 m  n2
98. What is the value of:
m n
2 2
m2  n 2
1 1 (c) (d)
sin x  ? 2mn 2mn
1  cosx 1  cos x

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 sin 45  sin 30 sec 45  tan 45 Which of the above is/are correct?
106. If A= and B  [CDS-2018-1]
cos 45  cos 60 cosec45  cot 45
then what one of the following is correct? (a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only
[CDS-2017-2] (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) A = B (b) A > B > 0
(c) A < B (d) B < A < 0 113. If sec x cosec x = 2, then what is tann x +
cotn x equal to?
107. Consider the following statements: [CDS-2018-1]
(a) 2 (b) 2n+1
1. If 45° <  < 60°, then sec2  + cosec2  =
(c) 2n (d) 2n–1
2 for some real number  > 1.
1  cos 
2. If 0° <  < 45°, then = x2 for some 114. If cos x + cos2 x=1, then what is sin2 x +
1  cos  sin4 x equal to?
real number x > 2. [CDS-2018-1]
cos  sin  (a) 1 (b) 1.5
3. If 0° <  < 45°, then  2
1  tan  1  cos  (c) 2 (d) 3
What is the number of true statement?
[CDS-2017-2] 115. If sin A + cos A = p and sin 3 A + cos3 A = q,
(a) Zero (b) One then which one of the following is correct?
(c) Two (d) Three [CDS-2018-1]
(a) p3 –3p + q = 0 (b) q3 – 3q + 2p = 0
sin1 (c) p3 – 3p + 2q = 0 (d) p3 + 3p + 2q = 0
108. The value of where 1 c represent I
sin1c
radian is: sec2   tan 
116. If x = , then which one of the
[CDS-2017-2] sec2   tan 
(a) Equal to 1 following is correct?
(b) Less than 1 [CDS-2018-1]
(c) Greater than 1 but less than 2 1 1 
(d) Greater than 2 (a) < x < 3 (b) x   , 3
3 3 
109. If  measured in radians is the angle 1 1
(c) –3 < x < – (d) ≤ x ≤ 3
between the hour hand and the minute 3 3
hand of a clock when the time is 4:36pm
then which one of the following is correct? 117. ABC is a right angled triangle with base BC
[CDS-2017-2] and height AB. The hypotenuse AC is four
3 4 2 3 times the length of the perpendicular drawn
(a)  (b)  to it from the opposite vertex. What is tan C
5 5 5 5
 2 7 8 equal to?
(c)    (d)  [CDS-2018-1]
5 5 15 15
(a) 2– 3 (b) 3 –1
110. What is sin4  – cos4  equal to for any real (c) 2+ 3 (d) 3 +1
number ?
[CDS-2018-1] 118. What angle does the hour hand of a clock
(a) 1 (b) 1–2 sin2  describe in 10 minutes of time?
(c) 2cos2 θ + 1 (d) 1–2 cos2  [CDS-2018-1]
(a) 1° (b) 5°
111. What is cot 1° cot 23° cot 45° cot 67° cot (c) 6° (d) 10°
89° equal to?
[CDS-2018-1] 1 
(a) 0 (b) 1 119. If cos  = , where 0 <  < , then
5 2
(c) ½ (d) 1/3
2 tan
is equal to:
112. Consider the following statements: 1  tan 2 
1.(sec2–1) (1–cosec2) = 1 [CDS-2018-2]
2.sin (1+cos ) + (1+cos) (sin) = 2
–1 –1 (a) 4/3 (b) –4/3
cosec (c) 1/3 (d) –2/3

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120. If 0 <  < 90°, 0 <  < 90° and cos  < cos , [CDS-2018-2]
then which one o the following is correct? (a) –1 (b) 0
[CDS-2018-2] (c) 1 (d) 8
(a)  < 
(b)  >  126. If 3 sin  + 5 cos  = 4, then what is the
value of (3 cos  – 5 sin )2?
(c)  +  = 90° [CDS-2018-2]
(d) No conclusion can be drawn (a) 9 (b) 12
(c) 16 (d) 18
3 3 127. If cot  (1 + sin ) = 4m and cot  (1 – sin )
121. Let sin (A + B) = and cos B = , where = 4n, then which one of the following is
2 2
correct?
A, B are acute angles. What is tan (2A–B)
[CDS-2018-2]
equal to?
(a) (m2 + n2) = mn (b) (m2 – n2)2 = mn
[CDS-2018-2]
(c) (m2 – n2)2 = m2n2 (d) (m2 + n2)2 = m2n2
(a) 1/2 (b) 3
1 128. The minute hand of a clock overtakes the
(c) (d) 1
3 hour hand after every 72 minutes of correct
time. How much time does the clock lose or
122. Consider the following statements: gain in a day of normal time?
cos  cos  [CDS-2018-2]
1.If   4 , where 0 <  < 90°, 9
1  sin  1  sin  (a) lose 121 minutes
then  = 60° 11
1
2. If 3 tan  + cot  = 5 cosec , where 0 <  (b) lose 157 minutes
< 90°, then  = 60° 11
Which of the statements given above is/are 9
(c) gain 121 minutes
correct? 11
[CDS-2018-2] 1
(d) gain 157 minutes
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only 11
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
129. If tan x = 1, 0 < x < 90°, then what is the
123. Consider the following statements: value of 2 sin x cos x?
p 2
 q 2 [CDS-2019-1]
1.cos2  = 1– , where p, q are non- (a) 1/2 (b) 1
2pq
zero real numbers, is possible only when p (c)
3
(d) 3
= q. 2
4pq
2.tan2  =  1 , where p, q are non 130. What is the value of sin 46° cos 44° + cos
 p  q 2 46° sin 44°?
zero real numbers, is above is/are correct? [CDS-2019-1]
[CDS-2018-2] (a) sin 2° (b) 0
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only (c) 1 (d) 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
131. Suppose 0 <  < 90°, then for every , 4
124. Consider the following statements: sin2  + 1 is greater than or equal to:
1. cos  + sec  can never be equal to 1.5 [CDS-2019-1]
2. sec2  + cosec2  can never be less than 4 (a) 2 (b) 4 sin 
Which of the statements given above is/are (c) 4 cos  (d) 4 tan 
correct?
[CDS-2018-2] 132. What is the value of tan 1° tan 2° tan 3°
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only ...... tan 89°?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 [CDS-2019-1]
(a) 0 (b) 1
125. If sin2 x + sin x = 1, when what is the value (c) 2 (d) ∞
of cos12 x + 3 cos10 x + 3 cos8 x + cos6 x?

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133. There are two parallel streets each directed (c) 1220 (d) 1365
North to South. A person in the first street
travelling from South to North wishes to sin19 cos 73
take the second street which is on his right 140. What is The value of cos 71  sin17 ?
side. At some place, he makes at 150° turn [CDS-2019-2]
to the right and he travels for 15 minutes at (a) 0 (b) 1
the speed of 20 km/hr. After that he takes (c) 2 (d) 4
a left turn of 60° and travels for 20 minutes
at the speed of 30 km/hr in order to meet
141. Log10 (cos) + log10(sin) + log10(tan) + log10
the second street. What is the distance
(cot) + log10 (sec) + log10 (cosec)?
between the two streets?
[CDS-2019-2]
[CDS-2019-1]
(a) –1 (b) 0
(a) 7.5km (b) 10.5km
(c) 0.5 (d) 1
(c) 12.5km (d) 15km
142. A wheel makes 360 revolutions is one
134. If 3 tan  = cot  where 0 ≤  ≤ /2, then minute. What is the number of radians it
what is the value of ? turns in one second?
[CDS-2019-1] [CDS-2020-1]
(a) /6 (b) /4 (a) 4 (b) 6
(c) /3 (d) /2 (c) 12  (d) 16
135. What is the value of sin2 25° + sin2 65°? 143. What is the least value of (25 cosec2x +
[CDS-2019-1] sec2x)?
[CDS-2020-1]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) 40 (b) 36
(c) 2 (d) 4 (c) 26 (d) 24
136. What is the value of sin6  + cos6  + 3 sin2 144. Let 0 <  <90° and 100 = 90°. If  = 99
 n 1
 cos2  – 1?
[CDS-2019-1] cot n, then which one of the following is
(a) 0 (b) 1 correct?
(c) 2 (d) 4 [CDS-2020-1]
(a)  =1 (b)  = 0
137. Consider the following for real numbers , (c)  >1 (d) 0 <  < 1
,  and :
[CDS-2019-1] 145. If tan 6 = cot2, where 0 < 6 < /2, then
1. sec  = ¼ what is the value of sec 4?
2. tan  = 20 [CDS-2020-1]
3. cosec  = ½ (a) 2 (b) 2
4. cos  =2 2 4
(c) (d)
How many of the above statements are not 3 3
possible
(a) One (b) Two 146. What is the value of sin26° + sin212° +
(c) Three (d) Four sin218° + ....+ sin284° + sin290°?
[CDS-2020-1]
138. If cos2x + cos x = 1, then what is the value (a) 1 (b) 2
of sin12x + 3sin10x + 3sin8x + sin6x? (c) 4 (d) 8
[CDS-2019-2]
(a) 1 (b) 2 cos  1
(c) 4 (d) 8 147. What is  equal to?
1  sin  cot 
139. If 0 <  < 90°, sin  = 3/5 and x = cot , [CDS-2020-1]
then what is the value of: (a) cosec  (b) sec 
1+ 3x + 9x2 + 27x3 + 81 x4 + 243 x5? (c) sec  + cosec  (d) cosec –cot
[CDS-2019-2]
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 sin   cos   1 sin   1 155. If cos  + sec  = k, then what is the value
148. What is  equal to?
sin   cos   1 cos  of sin2  – tan2  ?
[CDS-2020-1] [CDS-2020-2]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) 4–k (b) 4–k2
(c) 2 sin (d) 2 cos  (c) k2–4 (d) k2 + 2

149. What is (tan x + tan y) (1–cot x cot y) + (cot 156. ABC is a triangle inscribed in a semicircle
x + cot y) (1 – tan x tan y) equal to? of diameter AB. What is cos (A + B) + sin (A
[CDS-2020-1] + B) equal to?
(a) 0 (b) 1 [CDS-2020-2]
(c) 2 (d) 4 (a) 0 (b) 1/4
(c) ½ (d) 1
sec x  tan x 157. Consider the following statements:
150. What is equal to?
sec x  tan x 1.sin  = x + 1/x is possible for some real
[CDS-2020-1] value of x.
1 1 2.cos  = x + 1/x is possible for some real
(a) (b)
sin x  cos x tan x  cot x value of x
1 1 Which of the above statements is/are
(c) (d) correct?
sec x  tan x cosec x  cot x
[CDS-2020-2]
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only
151. If  lies in the first quadrant and cot =
63
, (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
16
then what is the value of (sin + cos)? 158. What is the magnitude (in radian) of the
[CDS-2020-1] interior angle of a regular pentagon?
69 [CDS-2020-2]
(a) 1 (b)  2
65 (a) (b)
79 5 5
(c) (d) 2 3 4
65 (c) (d)
5 5
1  2sin 2  cos 2 
152. What is the value of  4 equal 159. The difference between two angles is 15°
sin 4   cos 4  5
to? and the sum of the angles in radian is .
[CDS-2020-1] 12
(a) 0 (b) 1 The bigger angle is k times the smaller
(c) 2 (d) 5 angle. What is k equal to?
[CDS-2020-2]
153. A rectangle is 48cm long and 14 cm wide. If 4 3
(a) (b)
the diagonal makes an angle  with the 3 2
longer side, then what is (sec + cosec) 6 7
(c) (d)
equal to? 5 6
[CDS-2020-1]
775 725 160. Consider the following statements:
(a) (b)
168 168 1.The equation 2 sin2 –cos + 4 = 0 is
375 325 possible for all .
(c) (d)
84 84 2.tan  + cot  cannot be less than 2, where
0 <  < /2.
154. If cosec –sin = m and sec  – cos  = n, Which of the above statements is/are
4 2 2 4 correct?
then what is m 3 n 3  m 3 n 3 equal to? [CDS-2020-2]
[CDS-2020-2] (a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) 2
(c) mn (d) m2n2
161. What is the maximum value of 3 sin –4?

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 [CDS-2020-2] (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) –4 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) 1 169. If p = sec –tan  and q = cosec  + cot ,
then what is p + q (p–1) equal to:
162. If sin  + cos  = 2 , then what is sin  +
6 [CDS-2021-1]
cos + 6sin  cos  equal to?
6 2 2 (a) –1 (b) 0
[CDS-2020-2] (c) 1 (d) 2
1 3
(a) (b) 170. If cosec –cot  = m, then what is cosec 
4 4 equal to?
7 [CDS-2021-1]
(c) 1 (d)
4 1 1
(a) m+ (b) m–
m m
163. What is the least value of 9 sin 2  + 16 cos2
m 2 m 1
? (c)  (d) 
[CDS-2020-2] 2 m 2 2m
(a) 0 (b) 9
(c) 16 (d) 26 171. Let ABC be a triangle right angled at C,
then what is tan A + tan B equal to?
164. If cos 47° + sin 47° = k, then what is the [CDS-2021-1]
2
value of cos2 47°–sin2 47°? a a
(a) (b)
[CDS-2020-2] bc bc
(a) k 2  k 2 (b) –k 2  k 2 b2 c2
(c) (d)
(c) k 1  k 2 (d) –k 1  k 2 ca ab

165. If cosec – sin = p3 and sec – cos = q3, 172. Let cos + cos = 2 and si + sin = 0,
then what is the value of tan ? where 0 ≤  ≤ 0°, 0 ≤  ≤ 90°. What is the
[CDS-2020-2] value of cos2 – cos2?
p q [CDS-2021-1]
(a) (b)
q p (a) 0
(c) pq (d) p2q2 (b) 1
(c) 2
(d)Cannot be determined due to insufficient
166. If 0 ≤  ≤  ≤ 90° such that cos (–) =1,
data
then what is sin  – sin  + cos  – cos 
equal to? 5
173. If sec + cos = , where 0 ≤  ≤ 90°, then
[CDS-2020-2] 2
(a) –1 (b) 0 what is the value of sin2 ?
(c) 1 (d) 2 [CDS-2021-1]
1 1
(a) (b)
167. Consider the following statements: 4 2
1.The value of cos 61° + sin 29° cannot 3
exceed 1. (c) (d) 1
4
2.The value of tan 23°–cot67° is less than 0.
Which of the above statements is/are
174. What is (1 + cot  – cosec ) (1 + tan  + sec
correct?
[CDS-2020-2] ) equal to?
[CDS-2021-1]
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only
(a) 4 (b) 3
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) 2 (d) 1
168. Consider the following inequalities:
1.sin1° < cos 57° 175. If 6 + 8 tan  = sec  and 8–6 tan  = k sec
2.cos60° > sin57° , then what is the value of k2?
Which of the above is/are correct? [CDS-2021-1]
[CDS-2021-1] (a) 11 (b) 22
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only (c) 77 (d) 99

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176. What is the least value of 3sin2  + 4 cos2 ? sin 3   cos3  sin 3   cos3 
[CDS-2021-1] 184. What is  equal
(a) 5 (b) 4
sin   cos sin   cos
to?
(c) 3 (d) 2
[CDS-2021-2]
177. If sin cos = k, where 0 ≤  ≤ /2, then
(a) 0 (b) 1
which one of the following is correct?
(c) 2 (d) 4
[CDS-2021-1]
(a) 0 ≤ k ≤ 1 (b) 0 ≤ k ≤ 0.5 only
185. What is the maximum value of
(c) 0.5 ≤ k ≤ 1only (d) 0 < k < 1
1 + 2sin2θcos2θ−sin4θ−cos4θ, where 0°< θ
<90°?
178. If p = sin2  + cos4  for 0 ≤  ≤ /2, then [CDS-2021-2]
consider the following statements: (a) 1 (b) 2
1. p can be less than ¾ (c) 3 (d) 4
2. p can be more than 1
Which of the above statements is/are
correct? cos 2   3cos  2
186. If  1 , where 0°< θ < 90°
[CDS-2021-1] sin 2 
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only then what is sin2θ + cosθ equal to ?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 [CDS-2021-2]
(a) 5/4 (b) 3/2
179. What is the ratio of the greatest to the (c) 7/4 (d) 2
smallest value of 2–2 sinx – sin2, 0 ≤ x ≤
/2? 187. Consider the following:
[CDS-2021-1] 1. sin4θ−sin2θ = cos4θ−cos2θ
(a) –3 (b) –1 2. sin4θ+cos4θ = 1 + 2sin2θcos2θ
(c) 1 (d) 3 3. tan4θ + tan2θ= sec4θ−sec2θ
Which of the above are identities?
180. If the equation x2 + y2 – 2xy sin2  = 0 [CDS-2021-2]
contains real solution for x and y, then: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
[CDS-2021-1] (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) x = y (b) x = –y
(c) x = 2y (d) 2x = y 188. What is the value of sin24°sin66°−
cos24°cos66°+tan24°tan66°−cot24°cot66°?
181. Between 3 and 4 O' clock, both hour hand [CDS-2021-2]
and minute hand will coincide past 3 (a) 0 (b) 1
O'clock between (c) 2 (d) 3
[CDS-2021-2]
(a) 15-16 minutes (b) 16-17 minutes 189. If x = psinAcosB, y = psinAsinB and z =
(c) 17-18 minutes (d) 18-19 minutes pcosA , then what is the value of x2+y2+z2 ?
[CDS-2021-2]
182. What is the minimum value of cos θ + 3 (a) −p 2 (b) 0
sec3θ, where 0° ≤ θ < 90°? (c) p2 (d) 2p2
[CDS-2021-2]
(a) 0 (b) 1 190. If x = msecA + ntanA and y = mtanA +
(c) 2 (d) None of these nsecA, then what is x2 − y2 equal to?
[CDS-2021-2]
183. If 14sin2θ + 10cos2θ = 11, where 0° < θ < (a) m2 − n2 (b) m2 + n2
90°, then what is the value of tanθ + cotθ (c) m2 + n2 − mn (d) m2 − n2 + mn
=?
[CDS-2021-2] 191. If for some θ lying between 0° and 90°, tanθ
4 2 = 1, then what is the value of sin 2θ −
(a) (b) 2sincosθ?
3 3 [CDS-2021-2]
(c) 3 (d) 2 3 (a) −1 (b) 0
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192. What is
2sin 3   sin  , (0° < θ < 90°) equal 199. Consider the following:
cos  2cos3  1. sec 2   cosec 2 
to ? =tan + cot, where 0 <  < 90°
[CDS-2021-2]
(a) sinθ (b) cosθ 2. tan 2   cot 2   4
(c) tanθ (d) cotθ =sec + cosec, where 0 <  < 90°.
Which of the above is/are an
193. If A, B and C are interior angles of a identity/identities?
triangle ABC, then what is [CDS-2022-1]
 B  C   B  C   A  A (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
tan    sin    cot    cos   (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
 2   2  2 2
equal to?
200. What is the length of the chord of a unit
[CDS-2021-2]
circle which subtends an angle 2 at the
centre, where  < 45°?
(a) 0 (b) 1/2
[CDS-2022-1]
(c) sin 
A B C  (d)  A B C  (a) sin2 (b) cos2
 tan  
 2   2  (c) 2sin (d) 2cos

194. In a triangle ABC, right-angled at B, AB + 201. If tan2  + 3sec – 9 = 0 where 0 <  < 90°,
BC = 10(1+√3)cm and length of hypotenuse then what is the value of 12cot2 + 3cosec?
is 20cm. What is the value of tanA + cotA ? [CDS-2022-1]
[CDS-2021-2] (a) ( 3 + 1)2 (b) ( 3 + 2)2
4 2 (c) (2 3 + 1)2 (d) (3 3 + 1)2
(a) (b)
3 3
(c) 3 (d) 2 3 cos  cos 
202. If   2 where 0 <  < 90°,
cosec  1 cosec  1
195. If A, B, C are acute angles and sin (B + C – then what is the value of sin4 + cos4 ?
A) = cos (C + A – B) = tan (A + B – C) = 1 [CDS-2022-1]
then what is (A + B + C) equal to? (a) 2 (b) 1
[CDS-2022-1] (c)
1
(d)
1
2 4
(a) 90° (b) 120°’
(c) 135° (d) 150°
1  cos   sin 
203. If x = then what is
196. If A, B, C, D are the angles of a cylic 1  sin 
quadrilateral, then what is the value of the sin   cos   1
equal to?
following? cos 
AC  BD [CDS-2022-1]
sin    sin  1
 2   2  (a) (b) x
𝑥
[CDS-2022-1] (c) 1 +x (d) x – 1
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) –1 204.
1
If cos (x + y ) = 0 and sin (x–y) = 2, where x,
 
197. What is (sec2  + tan  . tan – tan2)2 + y  0,  , then what is the value of cot(2x –
(tan – tan )2 – sec2  . sec2 equal to?  2
[CDS-2022-1] y)?
(a) –1 (b) 0 [CDS-2022-1]
1
(c) 1 (d) 2 (a) 0 (b)
2
(c) 1 (d) 2
198. If tan + sec = 3, then what is the value of
3tan + 9sec? 205. What is the minimum value of sin4  + cos4
[CDS-2022-1] – 2 sin2 cos2 ?
(a) 15 (b) 17 [CDS-2022-1]
(c) 19 (d) 21 (a) 0
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 (c) 1 [CDS 2022 (II)]
(d) Minimum value does not exist (a) 61 (b) 61 2
 (c) 122 (d) 122 2
206. If cos + sec – 2 = 0, where 0   < , then
2
what is the value of cos4  + sec4  – 2? 213. What is the diameter of a circle inscribed in
[CDS-2022-1] a regular polygon of 15 sides with side
(a) –2 (b) –1 length unity?
(c) 0 (d) 2 [CDS 2022 (II)]
(a) 0.5 cot 12° (b) cot 12°
 (c) 0.5 tan 12° (d) tan 12°
207. If y = cos2 x + sec2x, where 0  x < , then
2
which one of the following is correct?
[CDS-2022-1] 214. If x = 1  sin  , then what is tan   sec   1
(a) 0 < y < 0.5 (b) 0.5  y < 1 cos  tan   sec   1
(c) 1  y < 2 (d) y  2 equal to?
[CDS 2022 (II)]
208. What is the value of the following? (a) –x (b) x
2 sin 68 2 cot 15 (c) 2x (d)
x

cos 22 5 tan 75 2
3 tan 20 tan 40 tan 45 tan 50 tan 70
– 215. Consider the following:
5
tan   sin  sec   1 
[CDS-2022-1] 1.  , where 0 <  < 2
(a) –1 (b) 0 tan   sin  sec   1
(c) 1 (d) 5 cos 2   sin 2  2 tan  
2.  , where 0 <  <
cos 2   sin 2  tan2   1 2
209. What is the angle between the hour hand Which of the above is/are identities?
and the minute hand of a clock when the [CDS 2022 (II)]
clock shows 4 hours 40 minutes? (a) only 1 (b) only 2
[CDS 2022 (II)] (c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
(a) 80° (b) 100°
(c) 120° (d) 220° sin   cos   
216. If  5 , where 0 <  < ,  ,
210. In a triangle ABC, A = 2, B = C = 4 sin   cos  2 4
and  satisfies 4 sin  + 2 sin  – 1 = 0.
2 2 sin   3 cos 
then what is the value of ?
What is the ratio of BC to AB? 3 sin   2 cos 
[CDS 2022 (II)] [CDS 2022 (II)]

(a) 5 − 1 (b)
5 1  (a)
8
(b) 2
2 5

(c)
5 1  (d) 2( 5 − 1)
(c)
12
5
(d) 3
4
1 1
q 2  p2 217. If  = x, then what is
211. If tan  = ; 0 <  < 90°, then what cos ec  cot  sin 
p 1 1
 equal to, where 0 <  <
is sec  + cos  + 2 equal to? cos ec  cot  sin 
[CDS 2022 (II)] 
p q2 2
p  q 2 ?
(a) (b) 2
pq pq [CDS 2022 (II)]
(a) –x (b) x
(c)
p  q 2 (d)
p  q 2
1 1
2pq pq (c) (d) –
x x
212. If 11 sin  + 60 cos  = 61; 0 <  < 90°, then
218. What is 2 sin6 + 2cos6  –3 sin4 – 3 cos4 
what is the value of 660tan   cot  ? equal to?

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 [CDS 2022 (II)] 1  tan 2  
(a) –1 (b) 0 3. cos2–sin2 = ,0   
1  tan 2 2
(c) 1 (d) 2
Which of the above equations are identities.
219. What is the minimum value of 3600 sec2 + [CDS – 2023 (1)]
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
 (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
121 cosec2, where 0 <  < ?
2
[CDS 2022 (II)] 12
(a) 1320 (b) 2401 226. If sin = , then what is the value of (tan
13
(c) 3721 (d) 5041

+ sec)2 (cosec – cot)–2, 0 <  < ?
2 2
2
 1  sin    cos   [CDS – 2023 (1)]
220. What is      2 equal to,
 cos    1  sin   (a)
121
(b)
169
 4 9
where 0 <  < ? 196 225
2 (c) (d)
[CDS 2022 (II)] 9 4
(a) tan (b) cot
(c) 2tan (d) 2cot 227. If tan8 + cot8 = m, then what is the value
of tan + cot?
221. In a triangle ABC, A = 60°. What is AB + 2 [CDS – 2023 (1)]
AC – BC equal to?
2 2
(a) m2 2 (b) m4 2
[CDS 2022 (II)]
(a) AB.AC (b) AB.BC
(c) m2 2 2 (d) m4 2 2
(c) AC.BC (d) 2AB.AC

228. What is the minimum value of 6 – 4 sin, 0

cos 2 32  cos 2 58
222. What is the value of + 4 
sec 2 50  cot 2 40  ?
2
tan 13° tan 37° tan 53° tan 77°? [CDS – 2023 (1)]
[CDS – 2023 (1)] (a) 1 (b) 2
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
(c) 4 (d) 5
229. What is the value of x that satisfies 4 cos 2
223. What is the value of (1 + cot2 )(1 + cos ) (1 30° + 2x sin 30° – cot2 30° – 6 tan 15° tan
– cos ) – (1 + tan2 ) (1 + sin )(1 – sin) ? 75° = 0?
[CDS – 2023 (1)] [CDS – 2023 (1)]
(a) –1 (b) 0 (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) 2 (c) 3 (d) 6
𝜋
224. If 2 cos2  + sin  – 2 = 0, 0 <   2 , then 230. Which of the following is/are
what is the value of ? identity/identities?
[CDS – 2023 (1)] 3 3
1. sin   cos  +sin cos = 1; 0<</2
  sin   cos 
(a) (b)
6 4 2.1–sin6 = cos2 (cos4 + 3 sin2)
  Select the correct answer using the code
(c) (d) given below:
3 2
[CDS-2023 (2)]
225. Consider the following: (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
2 tan   (c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
1.cos4–sin4 = ,0   
1  tan 
2 2
231. If 7sin4 + 9cos4 + 42 sin2 = 16, 0<</2,
1  then what is tan equal to?
2. cosec+cot = ,0   
cos ec  cot  2 [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 1 (b) 2

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 (c) 3 (d) 1 (a) /12 (b) /15
3 (c) /6 (d) /5

232. If tan A + cot A = 2, where 0 < A < 90°, then 237. If tanx = sin   cos  ,      , then what is 2
what is the value of tan2 A + tan3A + tan4 a sin   cos  z 2
+ …..+ tann A? sin x equal to?
[CDS-2023 (2)] [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 1 (b) n–2 (a) sin + cos (b) sin – cos
(c) n–1 (d) n sin   cos  sin   cos 
(c) (d)
2 2
233. If 3 sin  + 5 cos  = 5, then what is the
value of 5 sin –3 cos  equal to? 238. How many values of  will satisfy the
[CDS-2023 (2)] equation (sin2–4sin+3) (4–cos2+4sin)=0,
(a) 5 (b) –3 where 0 <  < /2?
(c) –2 (d) 0 [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) none (b) only one
234. What is 3(sinx – cos)4 + 6 (sinz + cosx)2 + (c) only two (d) only three
4(sinx)6 + 4 (cos z)6 equal to?
[CDS-2023 (2)] 239. If x sin3 + y cos3 = sin cos and x sin –
(a) 9 (b) 11
(c) 13 (d) 15 y cos = 0, for every    0,   , then what is
 2
x2 + y2 equal to?
235. What is the value of sin + cos, if  [CDS-2023 (2)]
satisfies the equation cot2 – (3+1) cot + (a) 0 (b) 1
3 = 0; 0 <  < /4? (c) 2 (d) 3
[CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 2 (b) 2 240. For what relation between a and b is the
3 1 3 1 ab
(c) (d) equation sin= possible?
2 2 2 ab
[CDS-2023 (2)]
236. Which one of the following is a value of , if (a) a = b (b) a  b
 satisfies the equation tan 2 tan 4 – 1 = (c) a  b (d) a > b
0; 0 <  < /2?
[CDS-2023 (2)]

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 ANSWER KEY
1. b 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. d 6. c 7. c 8. b 9. c 10. b
11. d 12. c 13. d 14. c 15. a 16. a 17. c 18. b 19. a 20. a
21. b 22. a 23. c 24. c 25. a 26. b 27. c 28. c 29. d 30. d
31. b 32. c 33. a 34. d 35. b 36. a 37. d 38. a 39. c 40. a
41. b 42. d 43. d 44. b 45. d 46. d 47. a 48. b 49. d 50. c
51. d 52. c 53. c 54. c 55. c 56. b 57. b 58. b 59. b 60. c
61. a 62. b 63. d 64. a 65. b 66. b 67. c 68. a 69. b 70. a
71. a 72. b 73. a 74. d 75. c 76. d 77. c 78. b 79. b 80. d
81. c 82. a 83. b 84. c 85. d 86. c 87. d 88. b 89. a 90. d
91. c 92. d 93. b 94. c 95. b 96. a 97. a 98. a 99. c 100. d
101. a 102. c 103. d 104. a 105. a 106. a 107. c 108. a 109. b 110. d
111. b 112. b 113. a 114. a 115. c 116. d 117. a 118. b 119. b 120. b
121. c 122. c 123. c 124. c 125. c 126. d 127. b 128. a 129. b 130. c
131. b 132. b 133. c 134. a 135. b 136. a 137. c 138. a 139. d 140. c
141. b 142. c 143. b 144. a 145. a 146. d 147. b 148. b 149. a 150. c
151. c 152. d 153. a 154. b 155. b 156. d 157. d 158. c 159. b 160. b
161. b 162. d 163. b 164. b 165. b 166. b 167. a 168. a 169. a 170. d
171. d 172. a 173. c 174 c 175. d 176. c 177. b 178. d 179. a 180. a
181. b 182. c 183. a 184. c 185. a 186. a 187. c 188. a 189. c 190. a
191. d 192. c 193. a 194. a 195. c 196. a 197. b 198. c 199. a 200. c
201. a 202. c 203. b 204. a 205. a 206. c 207. d 208. c 209. b 210. b
211. a 212. a 213. b 214. a 215. c 216. a 217. a 218. c 219. c 220 a
221. a 222. d 223. b 224. a 225. b 226. d 227. c 228. b 229. d 230. c
231. d 232. c 233. b 234. c 235. c 236. a 237. a 238. c 239. b 240. a

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 20 HEIGHT & DISTANCE

PRACTICE SHEET
1. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower (a) 36.3 m (b) 37.3 m
form the top and foot of a pole are (c) 38.3 m (d) 39.3 m
respectively 300 and 450 is hT is the height of
the tower and hp is the height of the pole, 6. A vertical tower standing on a leveled field
then which of the following are correct? is mounted with a vertical flag staff of
2hp hT length 3 m. From a point on the field, the
1.  hP2 angles of elevation of the bottom and tip of
3 3 the flag staff are 300 and 450, respectively.
hT  hp h Which one of the following gives the best
2.  P
3 1 2 approximation to the height of the tower?
(a) 3.90 m (b) 4.00 m
2  hp  hT 
3.  4 3 (c) 4.10 m (d) 4.25 m
hp
Select the correct answer using the code 7. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower
given below: from a point 20 m away from its base is
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only 450. What is the height of the tower?
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 (a) 10 m (b) 20 m
(c) 30 m (d) 40 m
2. From the top of a lighthouse, 100 m high,
the angle of depression of a boat is 8. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower
5 standing on a horizontal plane from two
tan 1   . What is the distance between the points on a line passing through the foot of
 12 
the tower at distances 49 m and 36 m are
boat and the lighthouse?
430 and 470 respectively. What is the height
(a) 120 m (b) 180 m
of the tower?
(c) 240 m (d) 360 m
(a) 40 m (b) 42 m
(c) 45 m (d) 47 m
3. The top of a hill when observed from the top
and bottom of a building of height h is at
9. A lamp post stands on a horizontal plane.
angles of elevation p and q respectively.
From a point situated at a distance 150 m
What is the height of the hill?
from its foot, the angle of elevation of the
(a) h cot q (b)
h cot p top is 300. What is the height of the lamp
cot q  cot p cot p  cot q post?
(a) 50 m (b) 50 3 m
2 h tan q
(c) 2 h tan p (d) (c) 50 m (d) 100 m
tan p  tan q tan q  tan p . 3

4. A moving boat is observed from the top of a 10. From an aeroplane above a straight road
cliff of 150 m height. The angle of the angles of depression of two positions at
depression of the boat changes from 600 to a distance 20 m apart on the road are
450 in 2 minutes. What is the speed to the observed to be 300 and 450. The height of
boat in metres per hour? the aeroplane above the ground is
(b) 4500  3  1
(a) 4500
3 3
(a) 10 3 m 
(b) 10 3  1 m
(c) 10  
3 1 m (d) 20 m
(c) 4500 3 (d) 4500  3 1
3
11. If the angles of elevation of the top of a
tower from two places situated at distances
5. Two poles are 10 m and 20 m high. The line 21 m and x m from the base of the tower
joining their tops makes an angle of 150 are 450 and 600 respectively, then what is
with the horizontal. The distance between the value of x?
the poles is approximately equal to

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 (a) 7 3 m (b) 7  3 m 18. Two poles are 10 m and 20 m high. The line
joining their tips makes an angle of 150 with
(c) 7  3 m (d) 14 the horizontal. What is the distance
between the poles?
12. A person standing on the bank of a river
observes that the angle subtended by a tree

(a) 10 3  1 m  
(b) 5 4  2 3 m 
on the opposite of bank is 600. When he (c) 20  3  1 (d) 10  
3 1 m
returns 40 m from the bank, he finds the
angle to be 300. What is the breadth of the
19. The angle of elevation of a tower at a level
river?
ground is 300. The angle of elevation
(a) 60 m (b) 40 m
(c) 30 m (d) 20 m becomes θ when moved 10 m towards the
tower. If the height of tower is 5 3 m, then
13. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower what is the value of θ ?
of height H from the foot of another tower in (a) 450 (b) 600
the same plane is 600 and the angle of (c) 750 (d) None
elevation of the top of the second tower
from the foot of the first tower is 300. If is 20. From the top of a building of height h m,
the height of the other tower, then which the angle of depression of an object on the
one of the following is correct?
ground is θ . What is the distance (in m) of
(a) H=2h (b) H  3 h
the object from the foot of the building?
(c) H = 3h (d) None of these
(a) h cot  (b) h tan 
(c) h cos  (d) h sin 
14. A man walks 10 m towards a lamp post and
notices that the angle of elevation of the top
21. The angle of elevation of the tip of a flag
of the post increases from 300 to 450. the
staff from a point 10 m due South of its
height of the lamp post is
base is 60°. What is the height of the flag
(a) 10 m 
(b) 5 3  5 m  staff correct to nearest meter?
 
(c) 5 3  5 m (d) 10 3  10 m (a) 15 m
(c) 17 m
(b) 16 m
(d) 18 m

15. The shadow of a tower standing on a level 22. What is the angle subtended by 1 m pole at
plane is found to be 50 m longer when the distance 1 km on the ground in
Sun’s elevation is 300 than when it is 600. sexagesimal measure?
The height of the tower is 9 9
(a) 25 m (b) 25 3 m (a) deg ree (b) deg ree
50 5
(c) 50 m (d) none of these (c) 3.4 min (d) 3.5 min
16. The top of a hill observed from the top and
23. A tower of height 15 m stands vertically on
bottom of a building of height h is at angles
the ground. From a point on the ground the
of elevation α and β respectively. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower is
height of the bill is found to be 300. What is the distance of the
(a) h cot  (b) h cot  point from the foot of the tower?
cot   cot  cot   cot  (a) 15 3 m (b) 10 3
(c) h cot  (d) None of these (c) 5 3 m (d) 30
tan   tan 
24. At a point 15 m away from the base of a 15
17. From the top of a lighthouse 70 high with
m high house, the angle of elevation of the
its base at sea level, the angle of depression
top is
of a boat is 150. The distance of the boat
(a) 900 (b) 600
from the foot of the lighthouse is
(c) 450 (d) 300

(a) 70 2  3 m   
(b) 70 2  3 m
25. A vertical tower stands on a horizontal

(c) 70 3  3 m  (d) 70  3  3  m plane and is surmounted by a vertical flag
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 staff is β and that of the top is α . What is (a) y m (b) 2y m
the height of the tower? 3y y
(c) m (d) m
(a) h tan  (b) h tan  2 2
tan  tan   tan 
28. Two poles are 10 m and 20 m high. The line
(c) h cos  (d) h
joining their tops makes an angle of 150
tan   tan  cos    
with the horizontal. What is the
approximate distance between the poles?
26. An aeroplane flying at a height of 300 m (a) 35.3m (b) 37.3 m
above the ground passes vertically above (c) 41 m (d) 44 m
another plane at an instant when the
angles of elevation of two planes from the 29. From the top of a lighthouse 120 m above
same point on the ground are 600 and 450 , the sea, the of depression of a boat is 150.
respectively. What is the height of the lower What is the distance of the boat from the
plane from the ground? lighthouse?
(a) 50 m (b) 100 m (a) 400 m (b) 421 m
3 (c) 444 m (d) 460 m
(c) 100 3 m (d) 150  
3 1 m
30. The angle of elevation of the top of a flag
post from a point 5 m away from its base is
27. A man standing on the bank of a river 750. What is the approximate height of the
observes that the angle of elevation of the flag post?
top of a tree just on the opposite bank is (a) 15 m (b) 17 m
600. The angle of elevation is 300 from a (c) 19 m (d) 21 m
point at a distance y m from the bank.
What is the height of the tree?

ANSWER KEY
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (a)
21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (a) 26. (c) 27. (c) 28. (b) 29. (c) 30. (c)

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 CDS PYQ
DIRECTIONS (for next four): Read the 7. The shadow of a tower standing on a level
following information carefully to answer plane is found to be 50 m longer when the
the questions that follow As seen from the Sun's elevation is 30°, then when it is 60°.
top and bottom of a building of height h m, What is the height of the tower?
the angles of elevation of the top of a tower [CDS 2014 (I)]
3 3 (a) 25m (b) 25√3m
of height h are α and β, respectively. (c) 25/√3 m (d) 30 m
2
[CDS 2013 (I)] 8. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower
1. If β = 30°, then what is the value of tan α? 30 m high from the foot of another tower in
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/3 the same plane is 60° and the angle of
(c) 1/4 (d) none of these elevation of the top of the second tower
from the foot of the first tower is 30°. The
2. If α = 30°, then what is the value of tan β? distance between the two towers in m times
(a) 1 (b) 1/2 the height of the shorter tower. What is m
(c) 1/3 (d) none of these equal to0?
[CDS 2014 (I)]
3. If α = 30° and h =30 m, then what is the (a) √2 m (b) √3 m
distance between the base of the building (c) 1/2 (d) 1/3
and the base of the tower?
(a) 15+15√3m (b) 30+15√3m 9. From a certain point on a straight road, a
(c) 45+15√3m (d) None of these person observe a tower in the West
direction at a distance of 200 m. He walks
4. If β = 30° and if θ is the angle of depression some distance along the road and finds that
of the foot of the tower as seen from the top the same tower is 300 m South of him.
of the building, then what is the value of What is the shortest distance of the tower
tan θ? from the road?
(a)
3  3  (b)
3  3  [CDS 2014 (II)]
300 500
3 3 3 3 (a) m (b) m
(c)
2  3 (d) none of these
13
600
13
(c) (d)
900
3 3 m m
13 13
5. A spherical balloon of radius r subtends
angle 60° at the eye of an observer. If the 10. If from the top of a post a string twice the
angle of elevation of its centre is 60 and h is length of the post is stretched tight to a
the height of the centre of the balloon, then point on the ground, then what angle will
which one of the following is correct? the string make with the post?
[CDS 2013 (II)] [CDS 2014 (II)]
(a) h=r (b) h=√2r (a) /6 (b) /4
(c) h=3r (d) h=2r (c) 5/12 (d) /3

6. What is the angle of elevation of the Sun, 11. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower
when the shadow of a pole of height x m is from two points P and Q at distances m2
x m? and n2 respectively, from the base and in
the same straight line with it are
3 complementary. The height of the tower is
[CDS 2013 (II)] [CDS 2015 (I)]
(a) 30° (b) 45° (a) (mn)1/2 (b) mn1/2
(c) 60° (d) 75° (c) m1/2n (d) mn

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12. The angle of elevation of a cloud from a is the distance travelled by the car during
point 200 m above a lake is 30° and the this time?
angle of depression of its reflection in the [CDS 2016 (II)]
lake is 60°. The height of the cloud is 200 3
[CDS 2015 (I)] (a) 100√3 m (b) m
(a) 200 m (b) 300 m 3
(c) 400 m (d) 600 m 100 3
(c) m (d) 200 3m
3
13. From the top of a tower, the angles of
depression of two objects P and Q (situated 18. Two men on either side of a tower 75 m
on the ground on the same side of the high observe the angle of elevation of the
tower) separated at a distance of top of the tower to be 30° and 60°. What is
100(3−√3)m are 45° and 60° respectively. the distance between the two men?
The height of the tower is [CDS 2016 (II)]
[CDS 2015 (I)] (a) 100√3 m (b) 75√3 m
(a) 200 m (b) 250m
(c) 300 m (d) none of these 100 3
(c) m (d) 60√3 m
3
14. An aeroplane flying at a height of 3000 m
passes vertically above another aeroplane 19. If the length of the shadow of a tower is
at an instant when the angles of elevation equal to its height, then what is the Sun's
of the two planes from some point on the altitude at that time?
ground are 60° and 45° respectively. Then [CDS 2016 (II)]
the vertical distance between the two (a) 15° (b) 30°
planes is (c) 45° (d) 60°
[CDS 2015 (II)]
(a) 1000(√3−1)m (b) 1000√3 m 20. A pole stands vertically inside a triangular
(c) (1000(3−√3)m (d) 3000√3m park ABC. If the angle of elevation of the
top of the pole from each corner of the park
15. A pole is standing erect on the ground is same, then in the triangle ABC, the foot
which is horizontal. The tip of the pole is of the pole is at the
tied tight with a rope of length 12 m to a [CDS 2016 (II)]
point on the ground. If the rope is making (a) Centroid (b) Circumference
30 with the horizontal, then the height of (c) Incentre (d) Orthocentre
the pole is
[CDS 2015 (II)] 21. An aeroplane flying at a height of 300 m
(a) 2√3 m (b) 3√2 m above the ground passes vertically above
(c) 3 m (d) √3 m another plane at an instant when the
angles of elevation of the two planes from
16. Two observers are stationed due north of a the same point on the ground are 60° and
tower (of height x metre) at a distance y 45° respectively. What is the height of the
metre from each other. The angles of lower plane from the ground?
elevation of the tower observed by them are [CDS 2017 (I)]
30° and 45° respectively. Then x/y is equal (a) 100√3 m (b)
100
m
to 3
[CDS 2016 (I)] (c) 50√3 m (d) 150(√3 + 1)m
2 1 2 1
(a) (b)
2 2 22. From the top of a building 90 m high, the
angles of depression of the top and the
3 1 bottom of a tree are 30° and 45°
(c) (d) 1
2 respectively. What is the height of the tree?
[CDS 2017 (I)]
17. A man from the top of a 100 m high tower (a) 30√3m (b) 90 − 30√3m
sees a car moving towards the tower at an (c) 90 + 30√3m (d) 60 + 30√3m
angle of depression 30°. After some time,
the angle of depression becomes 60°. What 23. From an aeroplane vertically over a straight
horizontal road, the angles of depression of

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 two consecutive kilometre- stones on the (a) 2l 2 (b) l
2

opposite sides of the aeroplane are observed 2

to be a and B. The height of the aeroplane 2 2
above the road is (c) 3l (d) 2l
[CDS 2017 (I)] 2 3

tan   tan  tan  tan  27. From a height of h units, a man observes
(a) (b)
tan  tan  tan   tan  the angle of elevation as  and angle of
cot  cot  cot   cot  depression as β of the top and the bottom
(c) (d) respectively of a tower of height H(>4h). To
cot   cot  cot  cot 
what further height should he climb so that
the values of angle of elevation and angle of
24. Let AB represent a building of height h depression get interchanged for the top and
metre with A being its top, B being its bottom of the tower?
bottom. Let A'B' represent a tower of height [CDS 2018 (I)]
(h + x) metre (x>0) with A' being its top and (a) H−h units (b) H−2h units
B' being its bottom. Let BB'=d metre. Let (c) H−3h units (d) H−4h units
the angle of elevation of A' as seen from A
be 45. 28. On the top of a hemispherical dome of
Consider the following statements: radius r, there stands a flag of height h.
Statement I: h + x > d From a point on the ground, the elevation
Statement II: The angle of depression of B of the top of the flag is 30°. After moving a
as seen from A' is less than 45° Which one distance d towards the dome, when the flag
of the following is correct in respect of the is just visible, the elevation is 45°. The ratio
above statements? of h to r is equal to:
[CDS 2017 (II)] [CDS 2018 (II)]
(a)Both Statement I and Statement II are
3 1
true and Statement Il is the correct (a) 2 1 (b)
explanation of Statement I 2 2
(b)Both Statement I and Statement II are
(c)
3 1
d (d)
 
3 1 d
2 1
true but Statement II is not the correct 2 2 2 2
explanation of Statement I
(c)Statement I is true but Statement II is
false 29. Consider a regular hexagon ABCDEF. Two
(d)Statement I is false but Statement II is towers are situated at B and C. The angle of
true 58. elevation from A to the top of the tower at B
is 30°, and the angle of elevation to the top
25. A man, standing at a point X on the bank of the tower at C is 45°. What is the height
XY of a river that cannot be crossed, of towers at B and C?
observes a tower to be N α° E on the [CDS-2019-1]
opposite parallel bank. He then walks 200 (a) 1: 3 (b) 1:3
m along the bank to the point Y towards (c) 1:2 (d) 1:2 3
East, and finds the tower to be N β° W.
From these observations, the breadth of the 30. The angles of elevation of the tops of two
river will be (Given that tan α° = 2 and tan pillars of heights h and 2h from a point P
β °=0.5) on the line joining the feet of the two pillars
[CDS 2017 (II)] are complementary. If the distances of the
(a) 60 m (b) 70 m foot of the pillars from the point P are x and
(c) 80 m (d) 90 m y respectively, then which one of the
following is correct?
26. Each side of a square subtends an angle of [CDS-2019-2]
60° at the tip of a tower of height h metres (a) 2h2 = x2 y (b) 2h2 – xy2
standing at the centre of the square. If l is (c) 2h2 = xy (d) 2h2 = x2y2
the length of each side of the square, then
what is h2 equal to?
31. A tree of height 15 m is broken by wind is
[CDS 2018 (I)]
such a way that its top touches the ground
and makes an angle 30° with the ground.

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 What is the height from the ground to the flagstaff is 60°. What is the height of
point where tree is broken? flagstaff?
[CDS-2020-1] [CDS-2021-2]
(a) 10m (b) 7m (a) 12m (b) 15m
(c) 5m (d) 3m (c) 16m (d) 20m

32. On a plane area there are two vertical 37. From an aero-plane flying above a river at
towers separated by 100 feet apart. The an altitude of 1200m, it is observed that the
shorter tower is 40 feet tall. A pole of length angles of depression of opposite points on
6 feet stands on the line joining the base of the two banks of a river are 30° and . If the
two towers so that the tip of the towers and width of the river is 3000m, then which one
tip of the pole are also on the same line. If of the following is correct?
the distance of the pole form the shorter [CDS-2021-2
tower is 75feet, then what is the height of (a) <30° (b) 30° <  < 45°
the taller tower (approximately)? (c) 45° <  < 60° (d) 60° <  < 90°
[CDS-2020-1]
(a) 85feet (b) 110feet 38. An aeroplane is observed to the
(c) 125feet (d) 140fet approaching the airport. It is at a distance
of 10km from the point of observation on
33. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower the ground and makes an angle of
from two points at distances p and q from elevation. If the aeroplane is at a height of
the base and on the same straight line are 8km above the ground, then which one of
27° and 63° respectively. What is the height the following is correct?
of the tower? [CDS-2022-1]
[CDS-2020-1]
(a) pq (b) pq (a) 0 <  < 30° (b) 30° <  < 45°
(c) 45° <  < 60° (d) 60° <  < 90°
pq pq
(c) (d)
2 2 39. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower
of height x meter from a point on the
34. A pole on the ground leans at 60° with the ground is found to be 60°. By going y meter
vertical. At a point x metre away from the away from that point, it becomes 30°.
base of the pole on the ground, two halves Which one of the following relations is
of the pole subtened the same angle. If the correct?
pole and point are in the same vertical [CDS-2022-1]
plane, then what is the length of the pole? (a) x = y (b) 2x = 3y
[CDS-2021-1] (c) 2x = 3𝑦 (d) 2y= 3𝑥
(a) 2x metre (b) 3x metre
(c) 2x metre (d) 2 2x metre Consider the following for the next two
(02) items that follow:
35. A vertical tower standing at the corner of a The angle of elevation of a cloud at C from
rectangular field subtends angles of 60° a point (P), H metres above the surface of a
and 45° at the two nearer corners. If  is lake is 30°. The height of the cloud from
the angle that the tower subtends at the the surface of the lake is 2H metres. Let 
farthest corner, then what is cot equal to? be the angle of depression of the reflection
[CDS-2021-1] of the cloud in the lake from the point P.
1
(a) (b) 2 40. What is the value of ?
2 [CDS 2022 (II)]
2 4 (a) 30°
(c) (d)
3 3 (b) 45°
(c) 60°
(d)cannot be determined due to insufficient
36. A ladder 10m long reaches a point 10m data
below the top of a vertical flagstaff. From
foot of the ladder, the elevation of top of the

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41. What is PC equal to? 44. Which one of the following is correct?
[CDS 2022 (II)] [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) H metres (b) 2𝐻 metres (a) H tan -h tan =0 (b) h tan -H tan =0
(c) 3𝐻 metres (d) 2H metres (c) H tan -h tan =0 (d) h tan -H tan =0

42. A person on the top of a vertical tower 45. Which one of the following is correct?
observes a car moving at a uniform speed [CDS-2023 (2)]
coming directly towards it. If it takes 6 Hcot   cot  Htab   tan 
(a) d= (b) d=
minutes for the angle of depression to 2 2
change from 30° to 45°, and further t (c) d=H (cot–cot) (d) d=H(tan-tan)
minutes to reach the tower, which one of
the following is correct? Consider the following for the next two
[CDS – 2023 (1)] (02) items that follow:
(a) 7.7 < t < 8 (b) 8 < t < 8.3 AB is a straight road leading to the foot P of
(c) 8.3 < t < 8.6 (d) 8.6 < t < 8.9 a tower of height h. Q is at distance x from
43. A woman is standing on the deck of a ship, P and R is at a distance y from Q. (R is
which is h (in metres) above water level. farther from P and Q. R, Q are on the same
She observes the angle of elevation of the side). The angle of elevation of the top of the
top of a tower as 60° and the angle of tower at Q is twice of that at R. (use the
depression of the base of the tower as 30°. 2 tan 
formula tan 2 = )
What is the height of the tower? 1  tan 2 
[CDS – 2023 (1)]
(a) 2h (b) 3h 46. Which one of the following is correct?
(c) 4h (d) 5h [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) x=y
Consider the following for the next two (b) x<y
(02) items that follow: (c) x>y
A flagstaff stands on the top of a vertical (d)cannot be concluded due to insufficient
tower. The angle of elevation of the top of data
the flagstaff from a certain place on the
same horizontal level with the base of the 47. Which one of the following is correct?
tower is found to be . Advancing a [CDS-2023 (2)]
distance d towards the tower in the same (a) h2=x2–y2 (b) h2=x2+y2
horizontal plane, the angle of elevation of (c) h2=2(y2–x2) (d) h2=y2–x2
the top of the flagstaff is observed to be 
and that of the top of the tower is observed
to be . Let H be the height of the top of the
flagstaff from the base of the tower and h be
the height of the tower.

ANSWER KEY
1. b 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. c 6. c 7. b 8. b 9. c 10. d
11. d 12. c 13. c 14. c 15. d 16. c 17. b 18. a 19. c 20. a
21. a 22. b 23. b 24. c 25. c 26. b 27. c 28. a 29. b 30. c
31. c 32. a 33. b 34. b 35. c 36. b 37. c 38. b 39. c 40. c
41. d 42. b 43. c 44. a 45. c 46. b 47. d

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 21 STATISTICS

PRACTICE SHEET-1
1. What type of classification is needed to (d)Since population density is a ratio, it
enumerate the female population of India? cannot be represented by any diagram
(1) Geographical (2) Chronological
(3) Qualitative (4) Quantitative 7. Which one of the following represents
statistical data?
2. For less than ogive, the cumulative (a)The names of all owners of shops located in
frequencies are plotted against which of the a shopping complex
following? (b)A list giving the names of all states of India
(a) Upper limits of class intervals (c)A list of all European countries and their
(b) Lower limits of the class intervals respective capital cities
(c) Mid-points of the class intervals (d)The volume of a rainfall in certain
(d) Either (b) or (c) geographical area, recorded every month for
24 consecutive months
3. The cumulative frequency curve of a
frequency distribution with 6 classes and 8. Data on percentage distribution of area of
total frequency 60 is a straight line. Consider land in acres owned by households in two
the following statements: districts of a particular state are as follows:
I.The first and the last classes have a Land Holding District A District B
frequency of 10 each. 0.01 - 0.99 5.62 13.53
II.Both the middle classes have a total 1.0 - 2.49 18.35 21.84
frequency of 30. 2.5 - 7.49 47.12 39.32
III.The frequency distribution does not have a 7.5 - 12.49 19.34 12.15
mode. 12.5 - 19.99 7.21 7.43
Which of the above statements are incorrect? 20.0 - 29.99 2.36 5.73
(a) I and II (b) I and III What is the appropriate diagram to represent
(c) II and III (d) I, II and III the above data?
(a) Pie diagram
4. In Statistics, a suitable graph for (b) Histogram
representing the partitioning of total into (c) Bar chart
subparts is (d) None of the above
(a) An ogive (b) A pictograph
(c) A histogram (d) A pie chart 9. Examples of data are given below:
I.Information on households collected by an
5. Which one of the following statements is not investigator by door to door visits.
correct with reference to a histogram? II.Data on the percentage of literates,
(a)Frequency curve is obtained by joining the sexwise, for the different districts of a state
mid-points of the top of the adjacent collected from records of the census of India.
rectangles with smooth curves III.General information about families,
(b)Histogram is drawn for continuous data collected by telephonic interviews.
(c)The height of the bar is proportional to the Which one of the following in respect of the
frequency of that class above is correct?
(d)Mode of the distribution can be obtained (a) I and II are primary data
from the histogram (b) I and III are primary data
(c) II and III are primary data
6. Assume that population densities of 5 major (d) I, II and III are primary data
states of India are given. Which one of the
following diagrams is suitable to represent 10. Consider the following statements in respect
the data? of histogram.
(a) Single bar diagram I.Histogram is an equivalent graphical
(b) Percentage bar diagram representation of the frequency distribution.
(c) Pie diagram II.Histogram is suitable for continuous
random variables, where the total frequency

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 of an interval is evenly distributed over the 15. The cumulative frequency of the largest
interval. observed value must always be:
Which of the statements given above is/are (a)Less than the total number of observations
correct? (b)Greater than the total number of
(a) Only I (b) Only II observations
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II (c)Equal to total number of observations
(d)Equal to mid-point of the last class interval
11. Consider the following statements in respect
of a histogram: 16. Consider the following statements:
I.The histogram consists of vertical I.A continuous random variable can take all
rectangular bars with a common base such values in an interval.
that there is no gap between consecutive II.A random variable which takes a finite
bars. number of values is necessary discrete.
II.The height of the rectangle is determined by III.Construction of a frequency distribution is
the frequency of the class it represents. based on data which are discrete.
Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the above statements are correct?
correct? (a) Both I and II (b) Both II and III
(a) Only I (b) Only II (c) Both I and III (d) All of these
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
17. Consider the following statements in respect
12. Consider the following statements in respect of histogram.
of class intervals of grouped frequency I. Pie diagram is suitable for categorical data.
distribution. II.The arc length of a sector of a pie diagram
1.Class intervals need not be mutually is proportional to the value of the component
exclusive. represented by the sector.
2.Class intervals should be exhaustive Which of the above statement (s) is/are
3.Class intervals need not be of equal width correct?
Which of the above statements are correct? (a) Only I (b) Only II
(a) Both 1 and 2 (b) Both 2 and 3 (c) Both I and II (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Both 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
18. A Histogram is a graphical presentation of a
13. Consider the following statements in respect frequency distribution of a
of a histogram. (1) individual series (2) discrete series
1.The total area of the rectangles in a (3) continuous series (4) none of these
histogram is equal to the total area bounded
by the corresponding frequency polygon and 19. Which of the following diagram is drawn by
the axis. joining mid-points of the tops of all rectangles
2.When class intervals are unequal in a in a histogram:
frequency distribution, the area of the (1) frequency distribution
rectangle is proportional to the frequency. (2) frequency polygon
Which of the above statements is/are (3) frequency curve
correct? (4) none of these
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 20. What is the shape of 'less than ogive'
(1) Rising upward (2) falling downward
14. Consider the following statements in respect (3) Parallel to X-axis (4) Parallel to Y axis
of histogram.
I.The histogram is a suitable representation 21. Which of the following is a shape of frequency
of a frequency distribution of a continuous distribution curve?
variable. (1) A-shaped (2) B-shaped
II.The area included under the whole (3) U shaped (4) All the above
histogram is the total frequency.
Which of the above statement (s) is/are 22. Normal curves are also known as:
correct? (1) J - shaped
(a) Only I (b) Only II (2) L - shaped
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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 (3) U - shaped Which of the above statement (s) is/are
(4) bell-shaped curves correct?
(a) Only I (b) Only II
23. In a pie diagram, there are four slices with (c) Both I and II (d) Neither 1 nor 2
angles 150°, 90°, 60° and 60°. A new pie
diagram is formed by deleting one of the 27. Data can be represented in which of the
slices having angle 60° in the given pie following forms?
diagram. In the new pie diagram 1. Textual form
(a) The largest slice has angle 150° 2. Tabular form
(b) The smallest slice has angle 70° 3. Graphical form
(c) The largest slice has angle 180° Select the correct answer using the codes
(d) The smallest slice has angle 90° given below:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
24. Which one of the following is not correct? (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
The proportion of various items in a pie
diagram is proportional to the 28. Which one of the following can be obtained
(a) Areas of slices from an ogive?
(b) Angles of slices (a) Mean (b) Median
(c) Lengths of the curved arcs of the slices (c) Geometric (d) Mode
(d) Perimeters of the slices
29. A set of annual numerical data, comparable
25. Consider the following statements in respect over the years, is given for the last 12yr.
of histogram. Consider the following statements.
I.Primary data involve more time and more I.The data is best represented by a broken
expense. line graph, each corner (turning point)
II.Investigator is a person who plans and representing the data of one year.
conducts an empirical investigation II. Such a graph depicts the chronological
independently. change and also enables one to make a short-
Which of the above statement (s) is/are term forecast.
correct? Select the correct answer using the codes
(a) Only I (b) Only II given below:
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
26. Consider the following statements in respect
of histogram. 30. Which term is not related with statistics?
I.Positively skewed curves have their tail (a) Data (b) Histogram
more spread towards right. (c) Domain (d) Range
II.Histogram is drawn only for equal class
intervals.
ANSWER KEY
1. (4) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (4) 5. (4) 6. (3) 7. (4) 8. (3) 9. (2) 10. (3)
11. (3) 12. (1) 13. (3) 14. (1) 15. (3) 16. (1) 17. (3) 18. (3) 19. (2) 20. (1)
21. (3) 22. (4) 23. (3) 24. (4) 25. (3) 26. (1) 27. (4) 28. (2) 29. (3) 30. (3)

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 PRACTICE SHEET-2
Direction for next three: (1) A (2) B
Study the following table and answer the (3) C (4) D
questions.
6. In case of how many schools, is the income
by way of tuition fee, is less than four times
of term fee
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 2 (4) 3

Direction for next three:

Study the following table and answer the
questions.
1. The ratio of the total number of students
scoring marks less than 50% to that of
scoring marks exactly 50% is
(1) 50 : 3 (2) 25 : 2
(3) 25 : 4 (4) 35 : 2

2. Which school has the highest number of

students scoring exactly 50% marks?
(1) D (2) E
(3) B (4) A

3. The total number of students scoring 50% or 7. Which State had the highest grain
more marks is production
(1) 1250 (2) 875 (1) P (2) Q
(3) 775 (4) 675 (3) R (4) S

Direction for next three: 8. What was the proportion of rice production to
Study the following table and answer the wheat production in the country ?
questions. (1) 1 : 1 (2) 0.8 : 1
(3) 1.2 : 1 (4) 2 : 1

9. Jowar was the most important food grain in

the State/States :
(1) Q, R, S (2) Q
(3) R, S (4) R, S, T

Direction for next three:

The following table shows the production of
food grains (in million tonnes) in a State for
the period 1988 to 1992. Read the table and
4. For school E, what per cent of the income answer the following questions.
from miscellaneous is the income from
donation?
(1) 25% (2) 40%
1
(3) % (4) 400%
4

5. Which school has the highest percentage of

income from tuition fee out of its total
income?

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10. During 1990, the percentage of decrease in 16. If company A desires to meet the demand by
production of maize as against the previous purchasing surplus production of company,
year was: then the most suitable company is :
(1) 2.63% (2) 2.56% (1) C (2) D
(3) 2.71% (4) 2.47% (3) E (4) B

11. In 1991, the increase in production over the 17. If x% of demand for company C equals
previous year was maximum for : demand for company B, then x equals
(1) Wheat (2) Rice (1) 24 (2) 20
(3) Maize (4) Other Cereals (3) 60 (4) 4

12. The increase in the production of other 18. If the production of company D is h times of
cereals (over the previous year) was minimum the production of company A. Then h equals :
during the year : (1) 1.5 (2) 2.5
(1) 1989 (2) 1990 (3) 1.2 (4) 1.8
(3) 1991 (4) 1992
Direction for next three:
Direction for next three: Study the following Bar graph and answer
Study the following table and answer the the questions. The Bar Graph gives the
questions. annual rates of inflation in percentages for
1975 and 1987.

13. The number of children in 1988 is :

(1) 31236 (2) 125491
(3) 14546 (4) 21456

14. The total population in 1989 is :

(1) 144537 (2) 158577
(3) 146947 (4) 149637
19. From 1975 to 1987 , inflation rate increased
15. Number of children in 1989 is : in the third world countries approximately by
(1) 25670 (2) 14040 (1) 10% (2) 20%
(3) 13970 (4) 15702 (3) 30% (4) 36%
Direction for next three: 20. The change in rate of inflation was least in
The following chart represents Demand and which of the following?
Production for 5 companies ABCDE. On the (1) Developed Nations (2) United Kingdom
basis of the graph answer the questions. (3) World (4) Third world

21. Comparing the figures for USA vis-a-vis the

developed nations, it can be concluded that.
(1)USA had better control on inflation
(2)Developed nations had better control on
inflation
(3)The inflation rate continues to be the same
for USA and developed nations
(4)No conclusions can be drawn

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 Direction for next three: 26. Number of patients of age more than 40 years
Shown below is the multiple bar diagram and less than 55 years, who got admitted to
depicting the changes in the student’s the hospital on that day is
strength of a college in four faculties from (1) 20 (2) 30
1990–91 to 1992– 93. (Scale 1 cm = 100) (3) 15 (4) 12

27. Percentage of patients of age less than 45

years, who got admitted to the hospital on
that day is approximately equal to
(1) 14% (2) 20%
(3) 37% (4) 62%

28. About 11% of the patients who got admitted

to the hospital on that particular day were of
age
(1)either between 35 years and 40 years or
between 55 years and 60 years
22. How much per cent was the increase in (2)between 60 years and 65 years
science students in 1992–93 over 1990–91? (3)between 35 years and 40 years
(1) 50% (2) 150% (4)between 35 years and 40 years and
(3) 66.66% (4) 75% between 55 years and 60 years.

23. The respective ratio of the number of Direction for next two:
commerce students to the number of law In each of the following questions, the
students from 1990–91 to 1992–93 is : following histogram shows the relationship
(1) 6 : 7 (2) 7 : 6 between the marks obtained by the students
(3) 14 : 1 (4) 2 : 8 and the number of students in an
examination. Study the histogram and
24. During which year the strength of arts faculty answer the questions.
was minimum?
(1) 1990–91 (2) 1991–92
(3) 1992–93 (4) None of these

Direction for next Four:

The diagram shows the age-distribution of
the patients admitted to a hospital on a
particular day. Study the diagram and
answer the questions.

29. The percentage of students who obtained 40

marks or less is
(1) 25
(2) less than 25, but not 15
(3) more than 24
(4) 15

30. The ratio of the number of students who

25. Total number of patients of age more than 55 obtained 60 or more marks to that of
years, who got admitted to the hospital is students who obtained 60 or less marks is
(1) 4 (2) 7
(3) 9 (4) 10

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 (1) 15 : 16 (2) 15 : 19
(3) 14 : 17 (4) 16 : 15
ANSWER KEY
1. (2) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (1) 5. (3) 6. (2) 7. (2) 8. (3) 9. (4) 10. (2)
11. (3) 12. (1) 13. (4) 14. (2) 15. (1) 16. (2) 17. (1) 18. (4) 19. (4) 20. (2)
21. (1) 22. (1) 23. (2) 24. (3) 25. (4) 26. (1) 27. (3) 28. (4) 29. (2) 30. (1)

.
PRACTICE SHEET-3
Direction for next three:
The graph given here shows a car following 4. Find the percentage decrease in income from
the linear path with uniform speed. Study the 2001 to 2002.
graph and answer the questions. (1) 50% (2) 33%
(3) 37.5% (4) Data inadequate

5. If the income shows positive growth every

year throughout the period (2000 - 2005),
then in how many years the expenditure
shows a positive growth?
(1) 5 (2) 3
(3) 4 (4) 2

6. Given is a line graph showing the number of

accidents in a city during the first 6 months
of 1999.

1. The speed of the car is

(1) 12 km/hr (2) 6 km/hr
(3) 18 km/hr (4) 24 km/hr

2. The speed of the car (in metres per minute) is

(1) 60 (2) 100
(3) 600 (4) 1000

3. The distance travelled by the car in 4.5 hours The decrease % of accidents from May to
is June is
(1) 27 km (2) 30 km (1) 15.375% (2) 15.125%
(3) 36 km (4) 40 km (3) 15.625% (4) 15.875%

Direction for next two: Direction for next three:

Study the following graph and answer the The following graph shows production (in
questions. thousands) of two types (P and Q) of vehicles
by a factory over the years 2009 to 2014.
Study the graph and answer the given
questions.

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 11. What is the difference between the average
demand and the average production of the
companies (in lakh tonnes)? [Approximately]
(1) 200 (2) 325
(3) 275 (4) 250

12. The production of company A is

approximately what percent of the demand of
company C?
(1) 50% (2) 65%
(3) 60% (4) 55%

Direction for next three:

7. In how many of the given years, was the The marks obtained by 273 examinees are
production of Type P vehicles of the company shown by the frequency polygon. Given that
more than the average production of this type mean marks is 59.5. Study the frequency
vehicles in the given years? polygon and answer the given questions.
(1) 3 (2) 4
(3) 2 (4) 5

8. Approximate percentage decrease in

production of Type Q vehicles from 2010 to
2011 is
(1) 10.1 (2) 16.7
(3) 14.3 (4) 12.5

9. The total production of Type P vehicles in the

years 2009 and 2011 is what percent of total
production of Type Q vehicles in 2010 and
2014?
(1) 75 (2) 69.25
(3) 80 (4) 81.25 13. The number of examinees getting more than
average marks is
Direction for next three: (1) 72 (2) 105
In the following questions, the Graph shows (3) 152 (4) 164
the demand and production of different
companies. Study the graph and answer the 14. Percentage of the students who get above
questions. 80% marks is
(1) 9.81 (2) 10.53
(3) 11.28 (4) 11.72

15. Percentage of the students who got marks

above 60% and below 80% is
(1) 43.95 (2) 48.39.
(3) 51.06 (4) 56.84

Direction for next three:

The Pie chart given here represents the
domestic expenditure of a family in per cent.
Study the chart and answer the following
questions if the total monthly income of the
family is 33,650.
10. The demand of company B is what
percentage of the production of company F?
(1) 60% (2) 70%
(3) 80% (4) 50%

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 (1) 1 : 3 (2) 3 : 1
(3) 3 : 5 (4) 5 : 3

21. Expenditure on Rent is what percent of

expenditure on Fuel?
(1) 135% (2) 156%
(3) 167% (4) 172%

Direction for next three:

Study the pie chart and answer questions.
A:Expenditure on food
B:Expenditure on house-rent
C:Expenditure on entertainment
D:Expenditure on education and
maintenance of children
E:Medical and miscellaneous expenditure
F:Deductions towards provident fund

16. The house rent per month is : 22. The ratio of the total amount spent for food
(1) 6000 (2) 6152 and medicine is
(3) 6057 (4) 6048 (1) 1 : 2 (2) 3 : 1
(3) 12 : 5 (4) 11 : 5
17. The annual savings in the form of provident
fund would be 23. If the total amount spent on the family during
(1) 48,456 (2) 48,540 the year was 50,000, how much they spent
(3) 44,856 (4) 45,480 for buying clothes?
(1) 6,250 (2) 6,500
18. After provident fund deductions and payment (3) 7,250 (4) 7,500
of house rent, the total monthly income of the
family remains 24. If the total amount spent on the family during
(1) 23,545 (2) 24,435 the year was 35,000, the amount spent for
(3) 23,555 (4) 25, 355 study of children and food together was
(1) 19,250 (2) 19,500
Direction for next three: (3) 19,750 (4) 19,850
The pie chart given below shows the spending
of a family on various heads during a month. Direction for next three:
Study the graph and answer the following The Pie Chart shows the expenditure of a
questions. country on various sports during a particular
year. Study the graph and answer the
questions

19. If the total income of the family is 25,000,

then the amount spent on Rent and Food
together is 25. If the total amount spent on cricket and
(1) 17,250 (2) 14, 750 hockey together is 80,000, the total amount
(3) 11, 250 (4) 8, 500 spent on sports is
(1) 1,00,000 (2) 2,00,000
20. What is the ratio of the expenses on (3) 2,50,000 (4) 3,00,000
Education to the expenses on Food?

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26. How much per cent more is spent on Hockey
than that on Golf?
(1) 27% (2) 35%
(3) 37.5% (4) 75%

27. How much per cent less is spent on football

than that on cricket?
(1) 22.22% (2) 27%
(3) 33.33% (4) 37.5%
28. What is the proposed outlay for Education?
Direction for next three: (1) Rs. 6000 crores (2) Rs. 8000 crores
The pie– chart shows the proposed outlay for (3) Rs. 9000 crores (4) Rs. 7000 crores
different sectors during a Five–Year plan of
Government of India. Total outlay is Rs. 29. If the proposed outlay of Irrigation is x% of
40,000 crores. By reading the pie–chart the proposed outlay of Agriculture, then x is
answer the following three questions. equal to
(1) 50% (2) 15%
(3) 25% (4) 75%

30. What is the ratio between the proposed

outlay of Irrigation and Communication?
(1) 9 : 8 (2) 3 : 2
(3) 9 : 5 (4) 6 : 5

ANSWER KEY
1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (4) 5. (4) 6. (3) 7. (1) 8. (2) 9. (4) 10. (2)
11. (3) 12. (4) 13. (3) 14. (4) 15. (1) 16. (3) 17. (1) 18. (3) 19. (2) 20. (1)
21. (2) 22. (3) 23. (1) 24. (1) 25. (2) 26. (4) 27. (3) 28. (2) 29. (1) 30. (4)

PRACTICE SHEET-4

1. The median of the observations 22, 24, 33, x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

37, x + 1, x + 3, 46, 47, 57, 58 in ascending f 3 15 45 57 50 36 25 9
order is 42. What are the values of 5th and What is the value of median of the
6th observations respectively? distribution?
(a) 42, 45 (b) 41, 43 (a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 43, 46 (d) 40, 40 (c) 6 (d) 7
2. The class marks in a frequency table are 4. The following observation has been arranged
given to be 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, in ascending order:
50. The class limits of the first five classes are 29, 32, 48, 52, x, x + 3, 71, 75, 80, 92
(a)3-7, 7-13, 13-17, 17-23, 23-27 If the median of data is 61.5, then what is the
(b)2.5-7.5, 7.5-12.5, 12.5-17.5, 17.5-22.5, value of x?
22.5-27.5 (a) 54 (b) 60
(c)1.5-8.5, 8.5-11.5, 11.5-18.5, 18.5-21.5, (c) 62 (d) 56
21.5-28.5
(d)2-8, 8-12, 12-18, 18-22, 22-28 5. What is the geometric means of the
observations?
3. Consider the following discrete frequency 125, 729, 1331?
distribution:

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 (a) 495 (b) 1485 11. What is the mean of the ages of minor
(c) 2221 (d) None of these children?
(a) 3 years (b) 4 years
6. What is the median of a numbers 4.6, 0, 9.3, (c) 5 years (d) 6 years
4.8, 7.6, 2.3, 12.7, 3.5, 8.2, 6.1, 3.9, 5.2?
(a) 3.8 (b) 4.9 12. What is the median of the ages of minor
(c) 5.7 (d) 6.0 children?
(a) 3 years
7. Consider the following statements: (b) 5 years
I.The sum of deviations from mean is always (c) 7 years
zero. (d) Cannot be determined
II.The sum of absolute deviations is minimum
when taken around median. 13. Consider the following statements:
Which of the above statement is/are correct? 1.The mean and median are equal in
(a) I only (b) 2 only symmetric distribution.
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II 2.The range is the difference between the
maximum value and the minimum value in
8. Consider the following statements: the data.
I.Mean is independent of change in scale and 3.The sum of the area of the rectangles in the
changes in origin histogram is equal to the total area bounded
II.Variance is independent of change in scale by the frequency polygon and that horizontal
but not in origin. axis.
Which of the above statements is/are Which of the above statements are correct?
correct? (a) Both 1 and 2 (b) Both 2 and 3
(a) I only (b) II only (c) Both 1 and 3 (d) All 1, 2 and 3
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
Direction (for next two): The following table
9. Let x be the mean of x1, x2, x3, ….., xn. If xi = gives the frequency distribution of life length
a + cy1 for some constants a and c, then what in hours of 100 electric bulbs having median
will be the mean of y1, y2, y3, ….., life 20 h.
1 Life of bulbs (in hours)
(a) a+ cx (b) a x Number of bulbs
c
8-13 7
1 x a
(c) x  a (d) 13-18 x
c c 18-23 40
23-28 y
10. If x1 and x2 are positive quantities, then the 28-33 10
condition for the difference between the 33-38 2
arithmetic mean and the geometric mean to
be greater than 1 is:
14. What is the missing frequency ‘x’?
(a) x1 + x2 > 2 x1 x 2 (a) 31 (b) 27
(b) x1  x 2  2 (c) 24 (d) 14

(c) x1  x 2  2 15. What is the missing frequency ‘y’?

(d) x1 + x2 < 2  
x1 x 2  1
(a) 27
(c) 14
(b) 24
(d) 11

DIRECTIONS (for next two): Read the 16. A random sample of 20 people is classified in
following information carefully to answer the the following table according to their ages:
questions that follow. Age Frequency
The average age of 6 persons living in a house 15-25 2
is 23.5 years. Three of them are majors and 25-35 4
their average age is 42 years. The difference 35-45 6
in ages of the three minor children is same. 45-50 5
55-65 3

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 What is the mean age of this group of people? one minute intervals at an exchange is given
(a) 41.0 (b) 41.5 below in the following frequency distribution.
(c) 42.0 (d) 42.5 Number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Frequency 14 21 25 43 51 40 39 12
17. The scores of 15 students in an examination
were recorded as 10, 5, 8, 16, 18, 20, 8, 10,
16, 20, 18, 11, 16, 14 and 12. After 23. What is the mean of the distribution?
calculating the mean, median and mode, an (a) 3.76 (b) 3.84
error is found. One of the values is wrongly (c) 3.96 (d) 4.05
written as 16 instead of 18. Which of the
following measures of central tendency will 24. What is the median of the distribution?
change? (a) 3.5 (b) 4
(a) Mean and median (c) 4.5 (d) 5
(b) Median and mode
(c) Only mode 25. What is the mode of the distribution?
(d) Mean and mode (a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 6
18. What is the mean deviation from the mean of
the numbers 10, 9, 21, 16, 24? 26. The cumulative frequency of the largest
(a) 5.2 (b) 0.5 observed value must always be:
(c) 0.6 (d) 0.7 (a)Less than the total number of observations
(b)Greater than the total number of
19. For the data 3, 5, 1, 6, 5, 9, 5, 2, 8, 6 the observations
mean, median and mode are x, y and z (c)Equal to total number of observations
respectively. (d)Equal to mid-point of the last class interval
Which one of the following is correct?
(a) x = y ≠ z (b) x ≠ y = z 27. Some measure central tendency for n discrete
(c) x ≠ y ≠ z (d) x = y = z observations are given below:
I. Arithmetic mean
20. Sets A, B and C contain 5 numbers each. The II. Geometric mean
medians of the numbers in these sets are 3, 8 III. Harmonic mean
and 11, respectively. What is the median of IV. Median
the combined 15 numbers of the three sets? A desirable property of a measure of central
(a) 8 tendency is, if every observation is multiplied
(b) 7 by c, then the measure of central tendency is
(c) 22/3 also multiplied by c, where c < 0.
(d) Cannot be determined Which of the above measures satisfy the
property.
21. The mean of five numbers is 30. If one (a) I, II and III (b) I, II and IV
number is excluded, their mean becomes 28. (c) III and IV (d) I, II, III and IV
The excluded number is:
(a) 28 (b) 30 Directions (for next two): The following
(c) 35 (d) 38 table gives the continuous frequency
distribution of a continuous variable X.
22. Consider the following types of data: Class Interval Frequency
I.Marks of students who appeared for a test 0-10 5
of 100 marks. 10-20 10
II.Collar sizes of 200 shirts sold in a week. 20-30 20
III.Monthly incomes of 250 employees of a 30-40 5
factory. For which of the above data, mode is 40-50 10
a suitable measure of central tendency?
(a) Both I and II (b) Only II 28. What is the median of the above frequency
(c) Both I and III (d) I, II and III distributions?
(a) 23 (b) 24
Directions (for next three): The number of (c) 25 (d) 26
telephone calls received in 245 successive

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29. What is the mean of the above frequency Consider the following statements in respect
distribution? of the above frequency distribution.
(a) 25 (b) 26 I.The median is contained in the model class.
(c) 27 (d) 28 II.The distribution is bell-shaped
Which of the above
30. (a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
Class Interval 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20
Frequency 3 7 6 5

ANSWER KEY
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (d)
21. (d) 22. (b) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (c) 27. (d) 28. (c) 29. (b) 30. (b)

CDS PYQ
1. Which of the following are the examples of (c) 20-30 (d) 30-40
discrete variables?
I.Number of errors per page in a book 4. The modal class is:
II.Height of individuals measured in [CDS 2013 (1)]
centimeter (a) 0-10 (b) 10-20
III.Waiting time to failure of electric bulbs (c) 20-30 (d) 30-40
IV.Number of levels on branches of a tree
Select the correct answer using the codes 5. Consider the following statements:
given below I.A frequency distribution condenses the data
[CDS 2013 (1)] and reveals its important features
(a) Only I (b) I and IV II.A frequency distribution is an equivalent
(c) III and IV (d) II and IV representation of original data
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
Directions (for next three): Read the [CDS 2013 (1)]
following information carefully to answer the (a) Only I (b) Only II
questions that follow: (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
In a frequency distribution having class
intervals 0-10, 10-20, 20-30 and 30-40 the 6. Which one of the following statements is
respective frequency are x, x+8, x–2, and x–4 correct?
and the arithmetic mean of the distribution is [CDS 2013 (1)]
17.8. (a)A frequency polygon is obtained by
connecting the corner points of the rectangles
2. The value of x is: in a histogram
[CDS 2013 (1)] (b)A frequency polygon is obtained by
(a) 3 (b) 6 connecting the mid points of the tops of the
(c) 8 (d) 12 rectangles in a histogram
(c)A frequency polygon is obtained by
3. The median lies in which one of the following connecting the corner points of the class
class intervals? intervals in a histogram
[CDS 2013 (1)] (d)None of the above
(a) 0-10 (b) 10-20

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7. The average weight of a class of 15 boys and I.The arithmetic mean of two unequal positive
10 girls is 38.4kg if the average weight of numbers is always greater than their
boys is 40 kg. Then what is the average geometric mean
weight of girls? II.The geometric mean of two unequal positive
[CDS 2013 (1)] numbers is always greater than their
(a) 36.5kg (b) 35kg harmonic mean.
(c) 36kg (d) 35.6kg Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
8. The average of u, v, w, x, y and z is 10. What [CDS 2014 (1)]
is the average of u + 10, v + 20, w + 30, x + (a) Only I (b) Only II
40, y + 50 and z + 60? (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
[CDS 2013 (2)]
(a) 30 (b) 35 14. Consider the following statements in respect
(c) 40 (d) 45 of a discrete set of numbers:
I.The arithmetic mean uses all the data is
9. If m is the mean of p, q, r, s, t and v, then always uniquely defined.
what is (p–m) + (q – m) + (r – m) + (s – m) + (1 II.The median uses only one or two numbers
– m) + (u – m) + (v – m) equal to? from the data and may not be unique.
[CDS 2013 (2)] Which of the above statements is/are
(a) 0 (b) s correct?

(c)
 p  v
(d) None of these
[CDS 2014 (1)]
2 (a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
Directions (next two): Read the following
information carefully and answer the 15. The geometric mean of (x1, x2, x3,...., xn) is x
questions given below: and the geometric mean of (y1, y2, y3, ...,yn) is
The median of the following distribution is y. Which of the following is/are correct?
14.4 and the total frequency is 20. I.The geometric mean of (x1, y1, y2, x3, y3, ....,
Class 0-6 6-12 12-18 18-24 24-30 xn yn) is XY.
Interval II.The geometric mean of
Frequency 4 x 5 y 1
 x1 x 2 x 3 x  X
 , , ,...., n  is .
 y1 y2 y3 yn  Y
10. What is x equal to?
[CDS 2013 (2)] Select the correct answer using the code
(a) 4 (b) 5 given below:
(c) 6 (d) 7 [CDS 2014 (1)]

11. What is the relation between x and y? (a) Only I (b) Only II
[CDS 2013 (2)] (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
(a) 2x = 3y (b) 3x = 2y
(c) x = y (d) 2x = y 16. The following table gives ‘less than’ type
frequency distribution of income per day.
12. Methods of presentation of data are: Income (in`) Number of
[CDS 2013 (2)] less than person
(a) tables only (b) graphs only 1500 100
(c) diagrams only (d) all of the above 1250 80
1000 70
13. Consider the following: 750 55
500 32
250 12

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 What is the model class? [CDS 2014 (1)]
[CDS 2014 (1)] (a) 8 (b) 9
(a) 250-500 (b) 500-750 (c) 10 (d) 11
(c) 75-1000 (d) None of these
21. The class which has maximum frequency is
17. Which of the following items of information is known as:
a good example of statistical data? [CDS 2014 (2)]
[CDS 2014 (1)] (a) Median class (b) Mean class
(a)A table of logarithms of numbers (c) Modal class (d) None of these
(b)A list of names of 120 students of a class
(c)A list of annual incomes of the members of 22. Consider the following statements related to
a club cumulative frequency polygon of a frequency
(d)Holiday list of the offices of Government of distribution, the frequencies being cumulated
India in the year 2013. from the lower end of the range.
1.The cumulative frequency polygon gives an
18. Consider the following in respect of variate equivalent representation of frequency
which takes value 2, 2, 2, 2, 7, 7, 7 and 7. distribution table
I.The median is equal to mean 2.The cumulative frequency polygon is a
II.The mode is both 2 and 7 closed polygon with one horizontal and one
Which of the above statements is/are vertical side
correct? Which of the above statements is/are
[CDS 2014 (1)] correct?
(a) Only I (b) Only II [CDS 2014 (2)]
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both I and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
19. Consider the following statements pertaining
to a frequency polygon of a frequency 23. Consider the following data:
distribution of a continuous variable having 1.Number of complaints lodged due to road
seven class intervals of equal width: accidents in a state within a year for 5
I.The original frequency distribution can be consecutive years.
reconstructed from the frequency polygon 2.Budgetary allocation of the total available
II.The frequency polygon touches the x-axis funds to the various items of expenditure
in its extreme right and extreme left. Which of the above data is/are suitable for
Which of the above statements is/are representation of a pie diagram?
correct? [CDS 2014 (2)]
[CDS 2014 (1)]
(a) Only I (b) Only II (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II (c) Both I and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

20. The mean of the following distribution is 18. 24. When we take class intervals on the X-axis
Class Interval Frequency and corresponding frequencies on the Y-axis
11-13 3 and draw rectangles with the area
13-15 6 proportional to the frequencies of the
15-17 9 respective class intervals, the graph so
17-19 13 obtained is called:
19-21 f [CDS 2014 (2)]
(a) Bar diagram
21-23 5
(b) Frequency curve
23-25 4
(c) Ogive
What is the value of f?
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25. If xi’s are the mid points of the class intervals (a) 15° (b) 54°
of grouped data, f1’s are the corresponding (c) 60° (d) 72°
frequencies at x is the mean, then what is
f x
i i  x  equal to? For the next (4) items that follow:
Consider the following frequency distribution:
[CDS 2014 (2)]
Class Frequency
(a) 0 (b) –1
0-10 4
(c) 1 (d) 2
10-20 5
26. Ten observations 6, 14, 15, 17, x + 1, 2x –13, 20-30 7
30, 32 and 43 are written in ascending order. 30-40 10
The median of the data is 24. What is the 40-50 12
value of x? 50-60 8
[CDS 2014 (2)] 60-70 4
(a) 15 (b) 18
(c) 20 (d) 24 30. What is the mean of the distribution?
[CDS 2015 (1)]
27. If A, G and H are the arithmetic, geometric (a) 37.2 (b) 38.1
and harmonic means between a and b (c) 39.2 (d) 40.1
respectively, then which one of the following
relationship is correct? 31. What is the median class?
[CDS 2015 (1)] [CDS 2015 (1)]
(a)G is the geometric mean between A and H (a) 20-30 (b) 30-40
(b)A is the arithmetic mean between G and H (c) 40-50 (d) 50-60
(c)H is the harmonic mean between A and G
(d)None of the above 32. What is the median of the distribution?
[CDS 2015 (1)]
28. The geometric mean of three positive (a) 37 (b) 38
numbers a, b, c is 3 and the geometric mean (c) 39 (d) 40
of another three positive numbers d, e, f is 4.
Also, at least three elements in the set (a, b, 33. What is the mode of the distribution?
c, d, e, f) are distinct. Which one of the [CDS 2015 (1)]
following inequalities gives the best (a) 38.33 (b) 40.66
information about M, the arithmetic mean of (c) 42.66 (d) 43.33
the six numbers?
[CDS 2015 (1)] 34. If a variable takes discrete values a + 4, a–
(a) M >2 3 3.5, a–2.5, a–3, a–2, a + 0.5, a + 5 and a–0.5
(b) M > 3.5 where a > 0, then the median of the data set
(c) M  3.5 is:
(d) It is not possible to set any precise lower [CDS 2015 (2)]
limit of M (a) a–2.5 (b) a–1.25
(c) a–1.5 (d) a–0.75
29. There are five parties A, B, C, D and E in an
election. Out of total 100000 votes cast, 35. If each of a n numbers xi = i (i=1,3,3,....n) is
36000 were cast to party A, 24000 to party B, replaced by (i + 1) xi, then the new mean is:
18000 to party C, 7000 to party D and rest to [CDS 2015 (2)]
party E. What angle will be allowed for party n 3 n  n  3
(a) (b)
E in the pie chart? 2 2
[CDS 2015 (1)]

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  n  1 n  2   n  1 n  2  [CDS 2016 (1)]
(c) (d) (a) AM<Median (b) GM<Median
3n 3
(c) GM=Median (d) AM=Median
36. The weighted arithmetic mean of first 10
natural numbers whose weights are equal to 41. Suppose xi = 1 for i = 1, 2, 3, ..... 11.
the corresponding numbers is equal to: i
[CDS 2015 (2)] Which one of the following is not correct?
(a) 7 (b) 14 [CDS 2016 (1)]
(c) 35 (d) 38.5 (a) AM>1/6 (b) GM>1/6
(c) HM>1/6 (d) Median=HM
37. The election result in which six parties
contested was depicted by a pic chart. Party 42. For x > 0, if a variable takes discrete values x
A had an angle 135° on this pic chart. If it + 4, x –3.5, x –2.5, x–3, x–2, x + 0.5, x – 0.5, x
secured 21960 votes, how many valid votes in + 5, then what is the median?
total were cast? [CDS 2016 (2)]
[CDS 2016 (1)] (a) x–1.25 (b) –0.5
(a) 51240 (b) 58560 (c) x + 0.5 (d) x + 1.25
(c) 78320 (d) 87840
43. The median of a set of 9 distinct observations
38. The mean and median of 5 observations are 9 is 20.5. If each of the largest 4 observations
and 8 respectively. If I is subtracted from of the set is increased by 2, then the median
each observation, then the new mean and the of the new set:
new median will respectively be: [CDS 2016 (2)]
[CDS 2016 (1)] (a) Is increased by 2
(a) 8 and 7 (b) Is decreased by 2
(b) 9 and 7 (c) Is two times the original median
(c) 8 and 9 (d) Remains the same as that of original set
(d)cannot be determined due to insufficient
data 44. Number of credit cards held by an individual
can be treated as:
39. The age distribution of 40 children is as [CDS 2016 (2)]
follow: (a) Qualitative data
Age (in 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 (b) Discrete data
yeas) (c) Categorical data
No. of 4 7 9 12 6 2 (d) None of the above
Children
Consider the following statements in respect
45. A pie chart depicts the classification of total
of the above frequency distribution.
funds of an organization according to
1.The median of the age distribution is 7
different sources of funds. A particular sector
years
of pie chart for corporate tax has 108° angle
2.70% of the children are in the age group 6-
at’ the centre. What is the percentage of
9 years
income from corporate tax to total funds?
3.The modal age of the children is 8 years
[CDS 2016 (2)]
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 20% (b) 25%
[CDS 2016 (1)]
(c) 30% (d) 35%
(a)1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
46. Consider the following statements:
1.The classes of type 15-19, 20-24, 25-29 etc.
40. Suppose xi = i for 0  I  10, where  > 1.
are exclusive classes.
Which one of the following is correct?

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 2.The classes of type 15-20, 20-25, 25-30 etc. Quality Price per Money spent
are inclusive classes. Pencil pencil (in Rs.)
Which of the above statements is/are
correct? A 1.00 50
B 1.50 X
[CDS 2016 (2)]
C 2.00 20
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only
It is known that the average price per pencil
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
is Rs 1.25. What is the value of x?
[CDS 2017 (1)]
47. Suppose the class interval 10-15 has
(a) Rs 10 (b) Rs 30
frequency 30, then what is the frequency
(c) Rs 40 (d) Rs 60
density of this class interval?
[CDS 2016 (2)]
52. Consider the following frequency distribution:
(a) 2 (b) 3
X Frequency Cumulative
(c) 5 (d) 6 Frequency
1 8 8
48. Consider the following distribution: 2 10 18
Class Frequency 3 f1 29
0-20 17 4 f2 45
20-40 28 What are the values of f1 and f2 respectively:
40-60 32 [CDS 2017 (2)]
60-80 f (a) 10 and 17 (b) 17 and 10
80-100 19 (c) 11 and 16 (d) 16 and 11
If the mean of the above distribution is 50,
For the next five (05) items that follow:
what is the value of f ?
In a University there are 1200 students
[CDS 2017 (1)]
studying four different subjects Mathematics,
(a) 24 (b) 34
Statistics, Physics and Chemistry. 20% of the
(c) 56 (d) 96
total number of students are studying
Mathematics, one-fourth of the total number
49. In a pie diagram, there are four slices with
of students are studying Physics, 320
angles 150°, 90°, 60° and 60°. A new pie
students are studying Statistics and
diagram is formed by deleting one of the
remaining students are studying Chemistry,
slices having angle 60° in the given pie
Three-fifth of the total number of students
diagram. In the new pie diagram:
studying Chemistry are girls. 150 boys are
[CDS 2017 (1)]
studying Mathematics. 60% of student
(a) The largest slice has angle 150°
studying Physics are boys. 250 girls are
(b) The smallest slice has angle 70°
studying Statistics.
(c) The largest slice has angle 180°
(d) The smallest slice has angle 90°
53. What is the total number of boys studying
Statistics and Physics?
50. In an asymmetrical distribution, if the mean
[CDS 2017 (2)]
and median of the distribution are 270 and
(a) 180 (b) 240
220 respectively, then the mode of the data
(c) 250 (d) 310
is:
[CDS 2017 (1)]
54. The number of girls studying Statistics is
(a) 120 (b) 220
what percentage (approximate) of the total
(c) 280 (d) 370
number of students studying Chemistry?
[CDS 2017 (2)]
51. An individual purchases three qualities of
(a) 58.8 (b) 73.5
pencils. The relevant data is given below:
(c) 78.7 (d) 80.6

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55. In which subjects is the difference between (c)Statement I is true but statement II is false
the number of boys and girls equal to? (d)Statement I is false but statement II is true
[CDS 2017 (2)]
(a) Mathematics and Chemistry 61. Which one of the following is not correct?
(b) Statistics and Chemistry The proportion of various items in a pie
(c) Mathematics and Physics diagram is proportional to the
(d) Mathematics and Statistics [CDS 2017 (2)]
(a) Areas of slices
56. What is the difference between the number of (b) Angles of slices
boys studying Mathematics and the number (c) Lengths of the curved arcs of the slices
of girls studying Physics? (d) Perimeter of the slices
[CDS 2017 (2)]
(a) 20 (b) 30 62. The geometric mean of x and y is 6 and the
(c) 60 (d) 80 geometric mean of x, y and z is also 6. Then
the value of z is:
57. What is the ratio of the total number of boys [CDS 2017 (2)]
to the total number of girls? (a) 12 (b) 6
[CDS 2017 (2)]
(a) 67:83 (b)17:26 (c) 6 (d) 3 6
(c) 27:19 (d) 189:179
63. The total number of live births in a specific
58. Frequency density of a class is computed by locality during different months of a specific
the ratio: year was obtained from the office the Birth
[CDS 2017 (2)] Registrar. This set of data may be called:
(a)Class frequency to the class width [CDS 2017 (2)]
(b)Class frequency to total frequency (a) Primary data (b) Secondary data
(c)Class frequency to of total number of (c) Recorded data (d) Countable data
classes
(d)Cumulative frequency up to that class to 64. The heights (in cm) of 5 students are 150,
total frequency 161, 165, 144 and 155. What area the values
of mean and median (in cm) respectively?
59. The pie diagrams on the monthly expenditure [CDS 2017 (2)]
of two families A and B are drawn with radii (a) 165 and 161 (b) 155 and 155
of two circles taken in the ratio 16:9 to (c) 160 and 155 (d) 155 and 161
compare their expenditure.
Which one of the following is the appropriate 65. In the following table of inverse variation,
data used for the above mentioned pie what are the values of A, B and C
diagram? respectively?
[CDS 2017 (2)]
(a) Rs 16,000 and Rs 9,000 M 15 –6 2 C
(b) Rs 8,000 and Rs 4,500 N –4 A B 60
(c) Rs 25,600 and Rs 8,100 [CDS 2018 (1)]
(d) Rs 4,000 and Rs 3,000 (a) 10,–30,–1 (b) 10, –1, 30
(c) –30,10,–1 (d) –1,–30–10
60. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: The value of a random variable 66. A Pie Chart is drawn for the following data:
having the highest frequency is mode Sector Percentage
Statement II: Mode is unique Agriculture and Rural 12.9
Which one of the following is correct in Development
respect of the above statements? Irrigation 12.5
[CDS 2017 (2)] Energy 27.2
(a)Both Statements I and II are true and Industry and Minerals 15.4
statement II is the correct explanation of Transport and 15.9
statement I. Communication
(b)Both Statement I and II are true and Social Services 16.1
statement II is not the correct explanation of
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 What is the angle (approximate) subtended by (a)Both Statements I and Statement II are
the Social Services Sector at the centre of the true and Statement II is the correct
circle? explanation of statement I
[CDS 2018 (1)] (a)Both Statements I and Statement II are
(a) 45° (b) 46° true and Statement II is the correct
(c) 58° (d) 98° explanation of statement I
(b)Both Statements I and Statement II are
67. The arithmetic mean of two numbers is 10 true and Statement II is not the correct
and their geometric mean is 8. What are the explanation of statement I.
two numbers? (c)Statement I is true but statement II is false
[CDS 2018 (1)] (d)Statements I is false but statement II is
(a) 15,5 (b) 12,8 true
(c) 16, 4 (d) 18, 2
Consider the following for the next three
68. If H is the harmonic mean of P and Q, then (03) items:
H H In a certain town of population size 1,00,000
the value of  is: three types of newspapers (I, II and III) are
P Q
available. The percentages of the people in
[CDS 2018 (2)] the town who read these papers are as
(a) 1 (b) 2 follows:
(c) P  Q (d) PQ Newspapers Proportion of
PQ PQ
Readers
I 10%
69. Data on ratings of hotels in a city is
II 30%
measured on:
III 5%
[CDS 2018 (2)]
Both I and II 8%
(a) Nominal scale (b) Ordinal scale
Both II and III 4%
(c) Interval scale (d) Ratio scale
Both I and III 2%
70. The median of 19 observations in 30. Two All the three (I, II, III) 1%
more observations are made and the values of
these are 8 and 32. What is the median of the 73. What is the number of people who read only
21 observation? one newspaper?
[CDS 2018 (2)] [CDS 2019 (1)]
(a) 32 (a) 20,000 (b) 25,000
(b) 30 (c) 30,000 (d) 35,000
(c) 20
(d)Cannot be determined due to insufficient 74. What is the number of people who read at
data least two newspapers?
[CDS 2019 (1)]
71. As the number of observations and classes (a) 12,000 (b) 13,000
increases, the shape of a frequency polygon. (c) 14,000 (d) 15,000
[CDS 2018 (2)]
(a) Tends to become jagged 75. What is the number of people who do not
(b) Tends to become increasingly smooth read any of these newspapers?
(c) Stays the same [CDS 2019 (1)]
(d) Varies only if data become more reliable (a) 62,000 (b) 64,000
(c) 66,000 (d) 68,000
72. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: Median can be computed even 76. Consider the following grouped frequency
when the end intervals of a frequency distribution:
distribution are open. x f
Statement II: Median is a positional average 0-10 8
Which one of the following is correct in 10-20 12
respect of the above statements? 20-30 10
[CDS 2018 (2)] 30-40 p
40-50 9

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 If the mean of the above data is 25.2, then (a) 1.25cm and 5cm
what is the value of p? (b) 1.2cm and 4.15cm
[CDS 2019 (1)] (c) 1.2cm and 3.5cm
(a) 9 (b) 10 (d) 4.15 cm and 6cm
(c) 11 (d) 12
81. Which one of the following pairs is correctly
77. Consider the following frequency distribution: matched?
x f [CDS 2019 (1)]
8 6 (a)Median Graphical location
5 4 (b)Mean Graphical location
6 5 (c)Geometric mean Ogive
10 8 (d)Mode Ogive
9 9
4 6 82. The following pairs relate to frequency
7 4 distribution of a discrete variable and its
What is the median for the distribution? frequency polygon. Which one of the
[CDS 2019 (1)] following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) 6 (b) 7 [CDS 2019 (1)]
(c) 8 (d) 9 (a)Base line of X-axis
the polygon
78. Diagrammatic representation of data includes (b)Ordinates of Class frequency of
which of the following: the vertices the polygon
1.Bar diagram
2.Pie diagram (c)Abscissa of the Class marks of The
3.Pictogram vertices polygon frequency
Select the correct answer using the code
given below:
(d)Area of the total frequency of the
[CDS 2019 (1)]
polygon
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Directions for the following two (02)
79. The data collected from which one of the items
following methods is not a primary data? Read the following frequency distribution
[CDS 2019 (1)] for two series of observations and answer
(a) By direct personal interviews the two items that follow:
(b) By indirect personal interviews Class Frequency
(c) By schedules sent through enumerators interval Series-I Series-II
(d) From published thesis 10-20 20 4
20-30 15 8
80. The monthly expenditure of a person is Rs 30-40 10 4
6,000. The distribution of expenditure on 40-50 x 2x
various items is as follows:
50-60 y y
Items of Amount (in Rs)
expenditure total 100 100
1. Food 2,000
2. Clothing 660 83. What is the mean of frequency distribution
3. Fuel and rent 1200 of Series-I?
4. Education 480 [CDS 2019 (2)]
5. Miscellaneous 1660 (a) 33-6 (b) 35-6
If the above data is represented by a (c) 37-6 (d) 39-6
percentage bar diagram of height 15cm,
then what are the lengths of the two 84. What is the mode of the frequency
segments of the bar diagram corresponding distribution of Series-II?
to education and miscellaneous [CDS 2019 (2)]
respectively? (a) 26 (b) 36
[CDS 2019 (1)] (c) 46 (d) 56

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 Directions for the following two (04) Directions for the following four (04)
items items:
Read the following information and answer Read the following information and answer
the four items that follow: the four items that follow:
Let the distribution of number of scooters of The data shows that Indian roads are
companies X and Y sold 5 showrooms (A, B, turning deadlier over the year.
C, D and E) in a certain year be denoted by
S1 and the distribution of number of Year 2014 2015 2016 2017
scooters of only company X and by the five Number of 40957 46070 52750 48746
bikers killed
showrooms in the same year be denoted by Number of 12330 13894 15746 20457
S2. pedestrians
Show A B C D E Total killed
Room number of Number of 4037 3125 2585 3559
scooters cyclists killed
sold
S1 (in %) 19 21 15 53 12 6400 89. What was the average number of pedestrian
9 killed per day in the year 2017?
S2 (in %) 24 18 20 30 8 3000 [CDS 2019 (2)]
(a) 51 (b) 53
85. Number if scooters of company Y sold by (c) 54 (d) 56
showroom E is what per cent of the number
of scooters of both companies sold by 90. What is the approximate percentage change
showroom C? in the pedestrians’ fatalities during the
[CDS 2019 (2)] period 2014-17?
(a) 52 (b) 54 [CDS 2019 (2)]
(c) 55 (d) 56 (a) 66% (b) 68%
(c) 71% (d) 76%
86. Number of scooters of both the companies
sold by showroom B is what per cent more 91. What is the average number of bikers killed
than the number of scooters of company X daily in road accidents in the year 2017?
and sold by showroom A? [CDS 2019 (2)]
[CDS 2019 (2)] (a) 163 (b) 152
2 1 (c) 147 (d) 134
(a) 78 (b) 83
3 3
92. What is the average number of cyclists
2 1 killed daily in road accidents in 2017?
(c) 86 (d) 88
3 3 [CDS 2019 (2)]
(a) 10 (b) 12
87. What is the average number of scooters of (c) 19 (d) 21
company Y sold by the showroom A, C and
E? 93. What is the median of the data 3, 5, 9, 4, 6,
[CDS 2019 (2)] 11, 18?
1 1 [CDS 2020 (1)]
(a) 461 (b) 431 (a) 6 (b) 6.5
3 3
(c) 7 (d) 7.5
1 1
(c) 426 (d) 416
3 3 94. In a pi-diagram there are three sectors. If
the ratio of the angles of the sectors is
88. What is the difference between the number 1:2:3, then what is the angle of the largest
of scooters of both companies sold by sector?
showroom A and total number of scooters [CDS 2020 (1)]
of company X sold by showroom B and E (a) 200° (b) 180°
together? (c) 150° (d) 120°
[CDS 2019 (2)]
(a) 416 (b) 426
(c) 432 (d) 436

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 Directions for the following three (03) [CDS 2020 (2)]
items: (a) 15 (b) 17
Read the following information and answer (c) 20 (d) 24
the three items that follow:
The following data presents count of 100. Fifteen candidates appeared in an
released convicts who have served prison examination. The marks of the candidates
terms (X), those who have received some who passed in the examination are 9, 6, 7,
educational or technical training during 8, 8, 9, 6, 5, 4 and 7. What is the median of
their term (Y) and those who were offered marks of all the fifteen candidates?
Company placement (Z) respectively, from [CDS 2020 (2)]
six different jails A, B, C, D, E and F, in the (a) 6 (b) 6.5
year 2010. (c) 7 (d) 7.5

X Y Z 101. If the yield (in gm) of barley from 7 plots of

A 86 45 25 size one square yard each, were found to be
B 1305 903 461 180, 191, 175, 111, 154, 141 and 176, then
C 2019 940 474 what is the median yield?
D 1166 869 416 [CDS 2020 (2)]
E 954 544 254 (a) 111gm (b) 154gm
F 1198 464 174 (c) 175gm (d) 176gm

95. Jails with highest and smallest percentage 102. Which one of the following measures of
of trained convicts are respectively: central tendency will be used to determine
[CDS 2020 (1)] the average size of the shoe sold in the
(a) F and D (b) D and F shop?
(c) C and A (d) D and A [CDS 2020 (2)]
(a) Arithmetic mean (b) Geometric
96. Jail with highest placement rate of trained (c) Median (d) Mode
convicts is:
[CDS 2020 (1)] 103. When the class intervals have equal width,
(a) F (b) D the height of a rectangle in a histogram
(c) B (d) A represents:
[CDS 2020 (2)]
97. Jails from which more than half of the (a) Width of the class
trained convicts are offered jobs, are: (b) Lower class limit
[CDS 2020 (1)] (c) Upper class limit
(a) A, B and C (b) A, B and D (d) Frequency of the class
(c) A, D and E (d) A, E and F
104. What is the algebraic sum of the deviations
98. For two observations, the sum of S and from the mean of a set of values 25, 65, 73,
product is P. What is the harmonic mean of 75, 83, 76, 17, 15, 7, 14?
these two observations? [CDS 2020 (2)]
[CDS 2020 (1)] (a) –1 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) 2
2S S
(a) (b)
P  2P  105. What is the median of 2, 4, 6,....., 100?
2P P [CDS 2020 (2)]
(c) (d) (a) 48 (b) 49
S  2S  (c) 50 (d) 51’

99. The maximum marks in a test are 106. The harmonic mean and the geometric
converted from 250 to 50 for the purpose of mean of two numbers are 10 and 12
an Internal Assessment. The highest marks respectively. What is their arithmetic mean?
scored were 170 and lowest marks were 70. [CDS 2020 (2)]
What is the difference between the 25
maximum and minimum marks scored in (a) (b) 120
the Internal Assessment. 3
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107. Consider the following data with regard to 110. Which product is produced least over the
production of cars (in lakhs): years 2000-2005?
Year 2015 Year 2016 [CDS 2021 (1)]
(a) Type II (b) Type III
Country A 35 38 (c) Type IV (d) Type V
Country B 45 47
Country C 88 93 111. In which one of the following pairs of years,
Country D 75 79 the difference in total number of tablets
Country E 58 60.9 produced between them is minimum?
In which of the countries, the production of [CDS 2021 (1)]
cars has increased by more than or equal to (a) (2003, 2005) (b) (2001, 2005)
5% in 2016 over 2015? (c) (2003, 2004) (d) (2000. 2002)
[CDS 2021 (1)]
(a) B and E (b) A, C and D only 112. The ratio of percentage drop in total
(c) A, C, D and E (d) A, D and E only production in 2004 compared to 2001 to
that 2000 compared to 2001, is:
108. The following table shows the marks of 90 [CDS 2021 (1)]
students in a test of 80 marks: 1 1
(a) (b)
Marks Number of 3 4
Students 1 1
1-10 5 (c) (d)
2 5
11-20 8
21-30 10
113. In which year, the production of Type I is
31-40 13
more than the sum of the production of
41-50 18 Type II and Type IV?
51-60 17 [CDS 2021 (1)]
61-70 12 (a) 2001 (b) 2002
71-80 7 (c) 2003 (d) 2004
The percentage of students who have
obtained less than or equal to 50% marks is: Consider the following for the next four
[CDS 2021 (1)] (04) items that follow:
(a) 30% (b) 40% The following Pie-Charts show the
(c) 45% (d) 60% percentage of different categories (A, B, C,
D, E and F) of employees in company in the
109. What is the median of the following data? year 2019 and 2020. The total number of
2, 3, –1, 2, 6, 8, 9 employees was 4000 in 2019 and 5000 in
[CDS 2021 (1)] 2020.
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5

Directions:
For the next four (04) items, consider the
following data with regard to different types
(I, II, III, IV, V) of multivitamin tables
produced in a company (in lakhs)
Year I II III IV V

2000 160 80 70 90 75
114. There are two categories of employees in
2001 200 150 85 160 100 2019 whose total strength remained the
same in 2020. What are these two
2002 135 35 44 95 85
categories?
2003 240 95 120 80 120 [CDS 2021 (2)]
(a) C and B (b) E and A
2004 180 110 85 95 115 (c) E and F (d) C and D
2005 210 150 100 92 110

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115. In which one of the following categories of (a) 5 (b) 6
employees, the percentage change in (c) 7 (d) 8
number of employees in 2020 was
maximum as compared to 2019? 120. In which year was the percentage increase
[CDS 2021 (2)] in production of cars minimum as
(a) A (b) B compared to its previous year?
(c) C (d) D [CDS 2021 (2)]
(a) 2015 (b) 2016
116. What was the percentage increase of (c) 2017 (d) 2018
category –E employees in 2020 as
compared to that in 2019? 121. In one of the years the percentage increase
[CDS 2021 (2)] in production of cars was minimum as
(a) 20% (b) 25% compared to its previous year. What was
(c) 30% (d) 40% the minimum percentage?
[CDS 2021 (2)]
117. There are two categories of employees (a)11 %
1 2
(b) 11 %
9 9
whose strength increased by same 1
percentage in 2020. What are the two (c) 13 3
% (d) 20%
categories?
[CDS 2021 (2)] Direction: Consider the following data
(a) E and F (b) C and E for the two (02) items that follows:
(c) A and E (d) A and C The table below gives the age-wise
population percentage of a city:
Consider the following for the next four Age group Percentage
(04) items that follows: Below 30 years 14.00
The following Bar-Chart gives the 30-34.99 29.75
production of cars by three different 35-39.99 26.25
companies X, Y and Z in different years: 40-44.99 0
X Y Z 45-49.99 18.50
800 50 years and above 11.50
700
The number of persons below the age of 40
years is 10.5 lakhs
NUMBER OF CARS PRODUCED

600

500
122. What is the total population of the city (in
lakhs)?
400 [CDS 2022 (1)]
(a) 21 (b) 18
300
(c) 15 (d) 12
200
123. If the ratio of taxpayers to other persons in
100 the same age group below 30 years is 1 : 2,
then what is the number of taxpayers (in
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 lakhs) in that age group?
YEARS [CDS 2022 (1)]
118. The percentage increase in the total (a) 0.4 (b) 0.7
production of cars from 2014 to 2018 was: (c) 0.85 (d) 1.05
[CDS 2021 (2)]
(a) 50% (b) 100% Direction: Consider the following data for
(c) 150% (d) 200% the two (02) items that follow:
The expenditure (in lakhs of rupees) of a
119. Consider the production of each company company for the years 2011 to 2017 is as
separately. In how many instances was the under:
percentage increase in production of cars Year Expenditure
over the previous year’s production greater
2011 13.8
than 20%?
2012 15.4
[CDS 2021 (2)]
2013 10.4
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 2015 15.8 (a) 70 (b) 72
2016 17.2 (c) 76 (d) 78
2017 19.4
130. What is the value of q?
124. How many times the increase in [CDS 2022 (II)]
expenditure in a year exceeded by more (a) 32 (b) 34
than 15% as compared to previous year? (c) 36 (d) 38
[CDS 2022 (1)]
(a) 2 (b) 3 131. What is the median of the distribution?
(c) 4 (d) 5 [CDS 2022 (II)]
(a) 1 (b) 2
125. In which year, the percentage increase in (c) 3 (d) 4
expenditure is maximum as compared to its
previous year? 132. If x is the harmonic mean between y and z,
[CDS 2022 (1)] then which one of the following is correct?
(a) 2012 (b) 2014 [CDS 2022 (II)]
(c) 2015 (d) 2017 (a) xy + xz – yz = 0
(b) xy + xz – 2yz = 0
Direction: Consider the following for the (c) xy + xz + yz = 0
two (02) items that follow: (d) xy + xz – 4yz = 0
The budget allocations represented in a pie
diagram under five different heads A, B, C, 133. What is the median of all possible factors of
D and E are respectively 40%, 18%, 9%, 120?
25% and 8%. The total budget allocation is [CDS 2022 (II)]
`300.4 lakhs. (a) 10 (b) 11
(c) 12 (d) 13.6
126. How much less amount is allocated to A
and C together as compared to B, D and E 134. The sum of deviations of a set of n values
together? measured from 50 is –10 and the sum of
[CDS 2022 (1)] deviations of the values measured from 46
(a) `3.004 lakhs (b) `4.005 lakhs is 70. What is the mean of the values?
(c) `6.008 lakhs (d) `8.010 lakhs [CDS 2022 (II)]
(a) 48.5 (b) 49.0
127. How much amount will be increased on A if (c) 49.5 (d) 50.0
the total budget is increased by three
times? 135. Consider the following table in respect of
[CDS 2022 (1)] students of 4 schools who appeared in a
(a) `360.48 lakhs (b) `300.36 lakhs test:
(c) `240.32 lakhs (d) `180.40 lakhs Name of Average marks in
School
students the test
128. The arithmetic mean and the geometric I 60 60
mean of two positive numbers p and q (p > II 50 80
q) are A and G respectively. Which one of III 50 40
the following is correct? IV x 50
[CDS 2022 (1)] If the average marks of the students of all
(a) A > G (b) G > A four schools are 58, then how many
(c) A = G (d) A2 = G students appeared from School-IV?
[CDS 2022 (II)]
Consider the following for the next three (a) 38 (b) 40
(03) items that follow: (c) 42 (d) 44
x 0 1 2 3 4 5
f 46 p q 25 10 5 136. The data of different natural numbers 4, 7,
Total frequency is 200 and mean of the 10, 14, 2x+3, 2x+5, 22, 23, 30, 50 are in
distribution is1.46. ascending order. How many possible values
are there for the median of the data for
129. What is the value of p? various values of x?
[CDS 2022 (II)] [CDS 2022 (II)]

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(b) only two values b
10 and 20 are a, b respectively. If = –4,
(c) only three values a
(d) five values then what is the mean of these n numbers?
[CDS-2023 (2)]
Consider the following data for the next (a) 12 (b) 14
two (02) items that follows: (c) 16 (d) 18
Class 0-30 30-60 60-90 90-120
Frequency 4 5 7 4 142. If the median of observations 12, 1, 8, 54,
137. What is the mode of the distribution? 61, 28, 45, 35, 21, 17 is M, then what is
[CDS – 2023 (1)] the value of 2M + 5?
(a) 60 (b) 72 [CDS-2023 (2)]
(c) 75 (d) 80 (a) 12 (b) 28
(c) 52 (d) 54
138. If the median (P) and mode (Q) satisfy the
relation 7(Q–P) = 9R, then what is the value Consider the following for the next two
of R? (02) items that follow:
[CDS – 2023 (1)] A grouped frequency distribution is given
(a) 6 (b) 5 below:
(c) 3 (d) 1 Weekly wages in Rupees (`) Number of workers
2050-2550 5
2550-3050 10
Consider the following data for the next 3050-3550 k
two (02) items that follow: 3550-4050 8
Class 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 4050-4550 2
Frequency 4 3 1 2 4550-5050 10
139. What is the mean of the distribution? 143. If average weekly wages earned by a worker
[CDS – 2023 (1)] is Rs.3520, then what is the value of k?
(a) 51 (b) 52 [CDS-2023 (2)]
(c) 54 (d) 56 (a)10 (b) 12
(c) 15 (d) 20
140. If M is the median, then what is the value
3M? 144. What is the median (approximate value) of
[CDS – 2023 (1)] the distribution?
1 [CDS-2023 (2)]
(a) 53 (b) 60 (a) Rs.3263 (b) Rs.3383
3 (c) Rs.3413 (d) Rs.3483
(c) 160 (d) 180

ANSWER KEY
1. b 2. d 3. b 4. b 5. c 6. b 7. c 8. d 9. a 10. a
11. b 12. d 13. c 14. a 15. c 16. b 17. d 18. c 19. c 20. a
21. c 22. a 23. c 24. d 25. a 26. c 27. a 28. b 29. b 30. a
31. b 32. c 33. d 34. b 35. d 36. a 37. b 38. a 39. c 40. c
41. c 42. a 43. d 44. c 45. c 46. c 47. d 48. a 49. c 50. a
51. b 52. c 53. c 54. b 55. c 56. b 57. a 58. a 59. a 60. c
61. d 62. c 63. b 64. b 65. a 66. c 67. c 68. b 69. b 70. b
71. b 72. a 73. a 74. a 75. d 76. c 77. c 78. d 79. d 80. b
81. a 82. d 83. c 84. c 85. c 86. c 87. a 88. d 89. d 90. a
91. d 92. a 93. a 94. b 95. b 96. d 97. a 98. b 99. c 100. a
101. c 102. d 103. d 104. b 105. d 106. d 107. c 108. b 109. b 110. b
111. a 112. c 113. c 114. d 115. b 116. b 117. d 118. b 119. a 120. d
121. a 122. c 123. b 124. a 125. b 126. c 127. c 128. a 129. c 130. d
131. b 132. b 133. b 134. c 135. b 136. d 137. b 138. a 139. d 140. C
141. a 142. d 143. c 144. b

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CAPF PYQ
1. There is a group of 5 people among which there is 2. A coin is tossed 3 times. The probability of getting
one couple. In how many ways can these 5 people exactly 2 heads is ?
be seated in a row having 5 chairs if the couple is [CAPF 2022]
to be seated next to each other ?
[CAPF 2022] (a) 1/3 (b) 3/8
(a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 1/2 (d) 5/8
(c) 60 (d) 120

ANSWER KEY

1. b 2. b

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